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TAKING PICTURES
FLASH LAMP
The orange flash lamp will indicate the flash
status when the shutter-release button is
pressed partway down.
Steady: flash is charged and ready.
Blinking: flash is charging.
FLASH RANGE
To ensure proper exposure, make sure your subject is positioned within the flash
range.
ISO - Normal setting
0.6m - 2.5m (2 ft. - 8.2 ft.)
ISO - High setting
0.6m - 5.0m (2 ft. - 16.4 ft.)
• In photography, ISO is used to indicated the sensitivity of the film. See pages 44 -
49 for details about changing camera sensitivity.
CLOSE-UP PHOTOGRAPHY (Macro Mode)
The macro function allows you to get closer to your subject. The minimum focusing
distance in the macro mode is 0.3m (1 ft.). The macro mode can be used with the
digital zoom (p. 36) to increase the close-up effect. This mode cannot be used in
continuous-advance or movie mode.
In single-frame advance recording
mode, press the flash-mode/delete
button.
• The current flash mode will appear on the
data panel.
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Press the scroll (
) buttons
until the macro-mode icon is
displayed on the data panel.
• In macro mode, the LCD monitor cannot be
turned off.
Press the flash-mode/delete button
or press the shutter-release button
partway down to set the macro
function.
• The flash will not fire in macro mode.
Use the LCD monitor to compose
the picture.
• For best results, steady the camera on a
stable surface or use a tripod.
Press the shutter-release button
partway down to lock the focus.
• If the green focus lamp blinks, check that
your subject is within the macro focus range:
0.3m to 0.6m (1 ft. to 2 ft.).
Press the shutter-release button all
the way down to take the picture.
• After the picture is taken, the macro-mode
setting will remain in effect until the camera is
reset or turned off.
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