Shooting Close-Ups (Macro/Super Macro) - Canon PowerShot SX1IS User Manual

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e Shooting Close-ups
(Macro/Super Macro)
Use this mode to shoot close-ups of flowers or small items. Super
Macro mode allows even closer shooting of the subject than Macro
mode, magnifying the subject further. In addition, the background can
be shot with different effects than when shooting in Macro mode.
1
Press the
• Press and hold this button for
more than one second for
Super Macro mode (
appears on the LCD monitor or
the viewfinder).
• When using the zoom in macro
mode, a yellow bar appears
below the zoom bar to indicate
the range in which the camera
cannot focus in macro mode to
shoot the subject. When the
zoom level is in the yellow
area, the shooting distance
becomes that of normal mode,
and
appears gray.
The zoom bar disappears after
approx. 2 seconds.
• You cannot use the zoom in
Super Macro mode (the zoom
level is fixed at maximum wide angle).
To Cancel the Macro Mode:
Press the
button and use the
(Normal).
You can reduce the AF frame size when you want to focus on a
specific portion of the subject.
Available Shooting Modes
button.
or
(p. 123)
Zoom range for
Macro shooting
Max.
Max.
wide angle
telephoto
Focus range (approx.)
Zoomed 0 cm away from the flower in
Super Macro mode
button to display
73
p. 299
Out of zoom
range for
macro
shooting
(yellow bar)

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