Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS PowerShot SD1300 IS / IXUS 105 Camera User Guide - Page 67

Shooting Close-ups Macro - specifications

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Shooting Close-ups (Macro) You can shoot an object at a close distance or even shoot extreme closeups of it. The shooting range (focusing zone) is approximately 3 - 50 cm (1.2 in. - 1.6 ft.) from the end of the lens (when the zoom lever is moved toward j and held until the lens stops moving, which is the maximum wide angle setting of the lens). Choose e. ● After pressing the q button, press the qr buttons to choose e, then press the m button. X Once set, e will appear on the screen. The edges of the image may darken if the flash fires. About the Zoom Bar • When you move the zoom lever, the zoom bar appears on the screen. When shooting in Macro mode, the camera cannot focus in the range of the yellow bar. • When zooming within the range of the yellow bar, e will be grayed out and shooting will be done in . How can I take better close-ups? • Try attaching the camera to a tripod and shooting in Î, to prevent the camera from moving and blurring the image (p. 74). • You can reduce the AF frame size when you want to focus on a specific portion of the subject (p. 79). 67

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Shooting Close-ups (Macro)
You can shoot an object at a close distance or even shoot extreme close-
ups of it. The shooting range (focusing zone) is approximately 3 – 50 cm
(1.2 in. – 1.6 ft.) from the end of the lens (when the zoom lever is moved
toward
j
and held until the lens stops moving, which is the maximum wide
angle setting of the lens).
Choose
e
.
After pressing the
q
button, press the
qr
buttons to choose
e
, then press the
m
button.
X
Once set,
e
will appear on the screen.
The edges of the image may darken if the flash fires.
About the Zoom Bar
When you move the zoom lever, the zoom bar appears on the screen. When
shooting in Macro mode, the camera cannot focus in the range of the yellow
bar.
When zooming within the range of the yellow bar,
e
will be grayed out and
shooting will be done in
How can I take better close-ups?
Try attaching the camera to a tripod and shooting in
Î
, to prevent the camera
from moving and blurring the image (p. 74).
You can reduce the AF frame size when you want to focus on a specific portion
of the subject (p. 79).