Procedure for using Macro Mode

Using Super Macro Mode

Use this mode to record subjects in the range of 10 to 50 cm (3.9 in. to 1.6 ft.) from the end of the lens at the maximum wide angle.

1. Press the button.

• The icon appears on the LCD monitor.
• When the zoom bar is displayed on the LCD monitor (or viewfinder) during zoom operation, the zoom range that is not available for Macro shooting appears in yellow. If you zoom to the yellow range, the zoom bar disappears and the Macro icon ( ) is grayed out. In this case, the shutter button still works, but shooting is the same as normal (non-Macro) mode.
  

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• Pressing the button until the icon on the LCD monitor disappears cancels the macro mode.

2. Shoot the image.

• Shooting procedures are the same as for the Mode.

Exposure may not be optimal when the flash is used in Macro mode.

Use Super Macro mode to get even closer to the subject.

Recordable areas at the minimum shooting range are as follows:

Procedure for Using Super Macro Mode

Super Macro Mode is only available in the following modes: P, Tv, Av, , and M.

Compared with normal Macro mode, you can get even closer to the subject and focus on the subject closer to the lens. The background can also be shot with different effects. This mode allows shooting even closer to the subject than standard Macro mode, magnifying the subject further. In addition, the background can be shot differently from the standard macro shooting effects. Shooting is possible when the distance from the front of the lens to the subject is in the following range:

0 to 10 cm (0 to 3.9 in.) (maximum wide angle)

1.Press and hold the button until appears on the LCD monitor. Pressing the button again cancels the Super Macro mode (Macro mode is also canceled).
Shooting procedures are the same as for the mode. Digital zoom is not available. When Super Macro mode is enabled, digital zoom is canceled and the zoom is set to maximum wide-angle. The image area when closest to the subject is as follows: 22 x 16 mm (.87 x .63 in.)

Be careful not to bang the lens against the subject when shooting in Super Macro mode.