Taking Close-Up Pictures - Panasonic DMC-FZ18 Operating Instructions Manual

Advanced (Recording pictures)
• Burst mode is not cancelled when the
camera is switched off.
• When auto bracket and burst mode are
set simultaneously, auto bracket will be
performed.
• When burst mode is set, the auto review
function is activated regardless of the auto
review setting. (The picture is not
enlarged.) You cannot set the auto review
function in the [SETUP] menu.
• When burst mode is activated,
[AUDIO REC.] cannot be used.
• When the flash is activated, you can take
only 1 picture.
• Burst mode settings are not available in
the following cases.
– When the quality is set to [RAW] or
[RAWKJPEG]
– [STARRY SKY] and [BEACH] in scene
mode
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 1 cm from the lens by
rotating the zoom lever upmost to Wide
(1M).
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. (6M to 11M)
Press the AF macro/focus switch
button.
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• The AF macro icon [
w Focus range
1 cm
• The indicated zoom magnification is an
approximation.
• The zoom magnification values will
change when using the extra optical
zoom.
w Tele-macro function
If you zoom to a magnification of 12M to
18M (close to Tele), you can take a picture
of an object that is only 1 m from the lens.
(The tele-macro icon [
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.
• We recommend using a tripod and the
self-timer in macro mode.
• When a subject is close to the camera, the
effective focus range (depth of field) is
significantly narrowed. Therefore, if the
distance between the camera and the
subject is changed after focusing on the
subject, it may become difficult to focus on
it again.
] appears.
2 m
1 m
] appears.) It is