Turning The Flash On; Shooting Close-Ups (Macro) - Canon PowerShot A3000 IS User Manual

Turning the Flash On

You can make the flash fire every time you shoot. The flash range is
approximately 30 cm – 4.0 m (12 in. – 13.1 ft.) from the end of the lens
(when the zoom button is pressed toward j and held until the lens stops
moving, which is the maximum wide angle setting of the lens), and 30 cm –
2.0 m (12 in. – 6.6 ft.) (when the zoom button is pressed toward i and held
until the lens stops moving, which is the maximum telephoto setting of the
lens).

Shooting Close-ups (Macro)

You can shoot an object at a close distance or even shoot extreme close-
ups of it. The shooting range (focusing zone) is approximately 3 – 60 cm
(1.2 in. – 2.0 ft.) from the end of the lens (when the zoom button is pressed
toward j and held until the lens stops moving, which is the maximum wide
angle setting of the lens).
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. 74).
•
You can reduce the AF frame size when you want to focus on a specific
portion of the subject (p. 79).
Choose h.
After pressing the r button, press the qr
●
buttons to choose h, then press the m
button.
Once set, h will appear on the screen.
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.
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