72You can shoot an object at a close distance or even shoot extreme close-ups of it. In œ mode you can approach the subject even closer than in emode. The optical zoom (p. 24) or digital zoom (p. 62) cannot be used.Press the q button.Choose e or œ.● Press the qr buttons or turn the  dialto choose e or œ, then press the mbutton.X The icon for the mode will appear.X In œ, the zoom will lock at the maximumwide angle.Shooting Range• When you move the zoom lever, the zoom bar appears on the screen.The camera cannot focus in e in the yellow portion of the bar.• When zooming within the range of the yellow bar, e will be grayed outand shooting will be done in .• You are recommended to attach the camera to a tripod and shoot in Î, toprevent the camera from moving and blurring the image (p. 77).• You can reduce the AF frame size when you want to focus on a specific portionof the subject (p. 83).Shooting Close-ups (Macro/Super Macro)Macro Mode Shooting Range (Maximum Wide Angle)Macro 10 – 50 cm (3.9 in. – 1.6 ft.)Super Macro 0 – 10 cm (0 – 3.9 in.)About the zoom bar in eHow can I take better close-ups?• If you use the flash when shooting in Macro mode, the edges of theimage may darken.• Be careful to avoid damaging the lens when shooting in Super Macromode.eœCOPY
