Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS PowerShot ELPH 500 HS / IXUS 310 HS Camera User Gu - Page 94

Shooting Close-ups (Macro) You can shoot an object at a close distance or even shoot extreme close-ups of it. The focusing range is approximately 3 - 50 cm (1.2 in. - 1.6 ft.) from the end of the lens at maximum wide angle (j). Choose e. z Touch ø, then drag up or down the menu on the left to choose . z Touch e, then touch e again to complete the setting. X Once set, e will appear on the screen. How can I take better close-ups? In macro shooting, try attaching the camera to a tripod and shooting in Î to prevent the camera from moving and blurring the image (p. 59). e will turn gray in the area that displays in the yellow bar underneath the zoom bar, and the camera will not focus. Shooting Far Away Subjects (Infinity) When it is difficult to focus because your shot contains subjects that are both near and far, you can change the focusing range to focus more reliably on far away subjects (approx. 3 m (9.8 ft.) or more from the camera) only. Choose u. z Touch ø, then drag up or down the menu on the left to choose . z Touch u, then touch u again to complete the setting. X Once set, u will appear on the screen. 94