73You can make the flash fire every time you shoot. The effective flash range isapproximately 30 cm – 3.5 m (12 in. – 12 ft.) at maximum wide angle (j),and approximately 1.0 – 2.0 m (3.3 – 6.6 ft.) at maximum telephoto (i).Choose h.● After pressing the r button, press the qrbuttons or turn the  dial to choose h,then press the m button.X Once set, h will appear on the screen.When it is difficult to focus because your shot contains subjects that are bothnear and far, you can change the focusing range to focus more reliably.Choose a focusing range.● After pressing the q button, press the qrbuttons or turn the  dial to choose anoption, then press the m button.X The icon for the set mode will appear.* When at the maximum wide angle (j) setting of the lens.Turning the Flash OnChanging the Focusing Range(Macro/Infinity)Focusing Range Descriptione Approx. 1 – 50 cm* (0.4 in. – 1.6 ft.) Only focuses on close subjects.u Approx. 3 m (9.8 ft.) – infinity Only focuses on far-away subjects.In macro shooting, the edges of the image may darken if the flash fires.How can I take better close-ups?Try attaching the camera to a tripod and shooting in Î to prevent the camera frommoving and blurring the image (p. 80).For macro shooting, e will turn gray in the area that displays in the yellow barunderneath the zoom bar, and the camera will not focus.COPY
