Shooting Close-Ups (Macro) - Canon PowerShot G9 User Manual

Shooting Close-ups (Macro)

Shooting Mode
Use this mode to shoot close-ups of flowers or small items. The image
area at the minimum shooting distance from the end of the lens to this
subject is as follows:
Maximum wide angle setting: 28 × 20 mm (1.1 × 0.79 in.)
Minimum shooting distance: 1 cm (0.39 in.)
1
Press the
1. Use the
• The zoom bar will display while you
adjust the zoom. In macro mode the
bar will appear yellow when the zoom
range prohibits focusing. The
will gray out and the focusing range
becomes that of normal shooting
mode.
To Cancel the Macro Mode:
Press the button and use the
(Normal).
Use the LCD monitor to compose close-ups in macro mode
since images composed with the viewfinder may be off-
center.
Using the flash in macro mode may cause image edges to
darken.
See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 270).
* Cannot be set in
button.
or button to select
Commonly Used Shooting Functions
*
,
.
icon
Zoom Bar
or button to display
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, or mode.
Yellow bar