Shooting Close-Ups (Macro); Shooting Far Away Subjects (Infinity) - Canon PowerShot A1200 User Manual

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).
The edges of the image may darken if the flash fires.
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. 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. 3.0 m (9.8. ft.) or more from the camera) only.
Choose e.
After pressing the q button, press the qr
buttons to choose e, then press the m
button.
Once set, e will appear on the screen.
Choose u.
After pressing the q button, press the qr
buttons to choose u, then press the m
button.
Once set, u will appear on the screen.
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