Panasonic DMC-LZ10S Digital Still Camera - Page 46

Advanced-Shooting Taking Close-up Pictures (AF w Macro Shooting) This mode allows you to take close-up pictures of the subject, e.g. when taking pictures of flowers. You can take pictures approaching the subject at a distance up to 5 cm (0.17 feet) from the lens by rotating the zoom lever upmost to Wide (1 ×). 1 Press r (w) • Macro shooting starts. ■ Focus range 5 cm (0.17 feet) W Changes gradually T 1.0 m (3.28 feet) • Use a tripod and the self-timer for best results. • When the subject is close to the camera, the effective focus range (depth of field) is significantly narrowed. Therefore, you will have difficulty 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 shooting gives priority to a subject close to the camera. Therefore, if the distance between the camera and the subject is more than 50 cm (1.64 feet) it takes longer to focus on it in macro shooting than normal shooting. • The available flash range is about 50 cm (1.64 feet) to 6.8 m (22.31 feet) (Wide). (This is applied when you set the ISO sensitivity to [AUTO].) We recommend setting the flash to Forced OFF [ ] 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. 46 VQT1L86