Shooting Close-Ups (Macro) - Canon Powershot SD980 IS Digital Elph User Manual

Shooting Close-ups (Macro)

You can shoot an object at a close distance or even shoot extreme close-
ups of it. The shooting range is approximately 5 – 50 cm (2.0 in. – 1.6 ft.)
from the end of the lens (when the zoom lever is pushed to maximum j).
About the Zoom Bar
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When you move the zoom lever, the zoom bar appears on the monitor.
The camera cannot focus in e in the yellow portion of the bar.
When zooming within the range of the yellow bar, e will be grayed out
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and shooting will be done in
How can I take better close-ups?
You are recommended to attach the camera to a tripod and shoot in Î, to
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prevent the camera from moving and blurring the image (p. 78).
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You can reduce the AF frame size when you want to focus on a specific
portion of the subject (p. 82).
The edges of the image may darken if the flash fires.
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Choose e.
After pressing the q button, press the qr
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buttons or turn the  dial to choose e,
then press the m button.
Once set, e will appear.
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