If you are shooting a subject at a close distance, and if the subject cannot be easily focused within the normal shooting range, switching the normal mode to the [Macro] (
) mode will make it easier to focus on the subject.

IMPORTANT

• The following explanations are provided based on the assumption that the [Shooting Mode] is set to [Program AE] (
  ).
• The edges of the image may darken if the flash fires.

2. Press the <Macro> (
) button.

Press the <
><
> buttons or turn the <Control dial> to choose [Macro] (
), and then press the <FUNC./SET> (
) button.

If [Macro] (
) is indicated on the LCD Monitor, the camera is in [Macro] (
) mode.

REFERENCE

• To prevent camera shake, try mounting the camera on a tripod and shooting with the camera set to [Self-Timer].

NOTE

• The screen indications when operating the <Zoom lever> in [Macro] (
  ) mode are as follows.

When you move the <Zoom lever>,
the [Zoom bar] appears on the screen.

The camera cannot focus in the
yellow portion of the bar (When zooming within the range of the yellow bar,
(
) will be grayed out and shooting will be done in (
).

Model	Shooting distance		Shooting modes in which [Focusing Range] cannot be set
	[Normal]	[Macro]
PowerShot SX280 HS PowerShot SX270 HS	5 cm (2.0 in.) infinity (W)* 1 m (3.3 ft.) infinity (T)**	5 (2.0 in.) 50 cm (1.6 ft.) (W)	, , , , ,