Taking Close-Up Pictures - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 Operating Instructions Manual

Advanced (Recording pictures)
Taking Close-up
Pictures
This mode allows you to take close-up
pictures of a subject, e.g. when taking
pictures of flowers. You can take pictures of
a subject as close as 5 cm (0.17 feet) from
the lens by rotating the zoom lever upmost
to Wide (1k).
As you rotate the zoom lever towards Tele,
the distance from the subject that you can
take close-up pictures increases in steps
up to a maximum of 2 m (6.6 feet). (11k)
1 Press and hold the focus switch
button until the focus switch
selection screen appears.
2 Press 3/4 to select [AF MACRO].
FOCUS
AF
AF MACRO
MF
SELECT
• You can also use the focus switch
button to select.
3 Press [MENU/SET].
• You can also press the shutter
button halfway or press the center of
the joystick to finish.
• The menu screen disappears after
about 5 seconds. At this time, the
selected item is automatically set.
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MENU
SET
∫ Focus range
5 cm (0.17 feet)
• The zoom magnification values will
change when using the extended optical
zoom.
∫ Tele-macro function
When you rotate the zoom lever upmost to
Tele, you can take pictures approaching the
subject at a distance up to 1 m (3.3 feet)
from the lens. (The tele-macro icon
[ ] appears.) It is convenient when
taking close-up pictures of flowers
blooming near the ground while standing
up or when taking close-up pictures of
insects from a distant position.
2 m (6.6 feet)
1 m (3.3 feet)
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