Shooting Close-Ups (Macro) - Canon PowerShot A700 User Manual

Shooting Close-ups (Macro)

1. Press the
When using the zoom in macro mode, a yellow bar appears
below the zoom bar to indicate the range in which you cannot
use macro mode to shoot the subject.
If the zoom bar enters the yellow bar range, the macro mode
icon
the shot will be taken as if in standard shooting mode.
Zoom bar
To cancel the macro mode, press the
Macro
10
button.
will turn gray. You can still shoot the image, however,
Yellow bar
or display.
Use this mode to shoot close-ups of flowers or small items.
Image Area at Minimum Shooting Distance from End of Lens to Subject
• Maximum wide angle setting: 24 x 18 mm (0.9 x 0.7 in.)
Minimum shooting distance: 1 cm (0.4 in.)
• Use the LCD monitor to compose close-ups in macro
mode since images composed with the viewfinder may
be off-center.
• Check the range of the flash when using it in macro
mode (Advanced Guide p. 121).
This setting cannot be set in some
shooting modes.
The zoom bar disappears after approx. 2 sec.
See the Advanced Guide: Functions Available in Each Shooting
Mode (p. 136)
button to turn off the