Canon PowerShot SD990 IS User Manual - Page 63

Shooting Close-ups Macro

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e Shooting Close-ups (Macro) You can shoot an object at a close distance or even shoot extreme closeups of it. The possible shooting range is approximately 5 - 50 cm (2.0 in. - 1.6 ft.) from the end of the lens when the zoom lever is moved to the maximum wide angle, and approximately 40 - 50 cm (1.3 - 1.6 ft.) when the zoom lever is moved to the maximum telephoto side. Press the q button. Select e. ● Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to select e, then press the m button. X Once set, e will appear. ● To return to the original setting, select . Using Î You are recommended to attach the camera to a tripod and shoot in Î, so that the camera does not move and blur the image (p. 74). The edges of the image may darken if the flash fires. Cannot be set when the shooting mode is set to V (p. 54), U (p. 55) or t (p. 56). 63

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You can shoot an object at a close distance or even shoot extreme close-
ups of it. The possible shooting range is approximately 5 – 50 cm (2.0 in. –
1.6 ft.) from the end of the lens when the zoom lever is moved to the
maximum wide angle, and approximately 40 – 50 cm (1.3 – 1.6 ft.) when the
zoom lever is moved to the maximum telephoto side.
Press the
q
button.
Select
e
.
Press the
qr
buttons or turn the
Â
dial
to select
e
, then press the
m
button.
Once set,
e
will appear.
To return to the original setting, select
.
You are recommended to attach the camera to a tripod and shoot in
Î
, so that
the camera does not move and blur the image (p. 74).
e
Shooting Close-ups (Macro)
Using
Î
The edges of the image may darken if the flash fires.
Cannot be set when the shooting mode is set to
V
(p. 54),
U
(p. 55) or
t
(p. 56).