Operating Instructions

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VQT1C76
Advanced-Shooting
Taking Close-up pictures
This mode allows you to take close-up
pictures of the subject, e.g. When taking
pictures of fl owers.
You can take pictures approaching the
subject at a distance up to 5 cm from the
lens by rotating the zoom lever upmost to
Wide (1 ×).
■ Focus range
• Use a tripod and the self-timer (P43) for
best results.
• When the subject is close to the camera,
the effective focus range (depth of fi eld)
is signifi cantly narrowed. Therefore,
you will have diffi culty in focusing on
the subject if the distance between the
camera and the subject is changed after
focusing on the subject.
• When the camera lens is at a distance
beyond the available range from the
subject, the subject may not be focused
even if the focus indication lights.
• Macro mode gives priority to a subject
close to the camera. Therefore, if the
distance between the camera and the
subject is more than 50 cm it takes longer
to focus on it in macro mode than normal
picture mode.
• The available fl ash range is about 30
cm to 5.0 m (Wide). (This is applied
when you set the ISO sensitivity to
[AUTO].) We recommend setting the
fl ash to Forced OFF [v] when you take
pictures at close range.
• When you take pictures at close range,
the resolution of the periphery of the
picture may decrease slightly. This is not
a malfunction.
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30 cm
5 cm