Shooting Close-Up - Olympus CAMEDIA E 10 Instructions Manual

Shooting Close-up

For close-up shots, use the macro mode
close as 20 cm (8 in.) from the subject. For example, you could accurately capture the
details of a flower's petals, pistils, and stamens.
Shot in macro wide-angle mode
Shot in macro TELE mode
which allows you to bring the camera as
To set the camera in the macro mode, press and hold
down the macro button
dial until you see the macro mark
panel, and then take the picture.
Note
• With the camera set for TELE, you can bring the camera
as close as 20 cm (8 in.) from the subject to photograph
an area about the size of a business card, or
approximately 76 x 57 mm (3 x 2.3 in.). (
• There is a greater possibility of camera shake spoiling a
picture, so try to steady the camera as much as possible,
or use a tripod.
• Use as fast a shutter speed as possible to prevent the
wind or other movement from causing the subject to blur.
• If you use the flash in some situations, the lens barrel
could cause a shadow in the picture.
• For close up shots, you may find it convenient to pull out
the monitor and compose the picture in the monitor.
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• For best results in close-up shots, you may want to use
the optional Macro Extension Lens Pro (MCON-35).
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Cannot focus the shot?
Using Autofocus (AF) (
Capturing stages of a flower blooming
You can use time-lapse photography to set up shooting
multiple exposures at pre-set intervals to capture the stages
of a flower blooming, or other slow changes over a long
period.
Using Time-Lapse Photography (
, turn the main dial or sub
in the control
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