Super Macro Mode - Canon PowerShot S3 IS Basic User's Manual

Zoom range for Macro shooting
Max.
wide angle
Focus range
(rough guide)
Macro Mode
Shooting distance and image area when shooting as close to the subject
as possible
Zoom level
Maximum wide angle

Super Macro Mode

Shooting distance and image area when shooting as close to the subject
as possible
Zoom level
Maximum wide angle
(fixed)
Exposure may not be optimal when the flash is used in Macro mode.
(You cannot use the flash in Super Macro Mode.)
Be careful to avoid damaging the lens when shooting in Super Macro
mode.
Max.
telephoto
When shooting as close to the subject as possible
Shooting distance
10 – 50 cm
(3.9 in. – 1.6 ft.)
When shooting as close to the subject as possible
Shooting distance
0 – 10 cm
(0 – 3.9 in.)
See the Advanced Guide: Magnified Close-Up Shooting (Super Macro) (p. 40)
See the Advanced Guide: Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 167)
Out of zoom range for Macro
shooting (yellow bar)*
Distance between front of
Image area
118 × 87 mm
(4.6 × 3.4 in.)
Distance between front of
Image area
22 × 16 mm
(0.87 × 0.63 in.)
* Images will be shot in
normal mode and not in
Macro mode ( will
appear gray).
lens and subject
10 cm (3.9 in.)
lens and subject
0 cm (0 in.)
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