77Taking Photographs—Beyond Point-and-ShootThe following options are available:Macroclose-upCamera can focus on objectsas close as 2 cm (0.8˝, mea-sured from lens).Use for close-ups.Macroclose-up +self-timerCombines autofocus (seeabove) at distances of 2 cm(0.8˝) or more with shutter re-lease delay of 10 s or 3 s.Use for self-portraits or to pre-vent photos from blurringwhen shutter-release button ispressed.NO ICONAutofocusCamera automatically adjustsfocus according to distance tosubject.Use with subjects 50 cm (1´8˝)or more from lens.Option How it works When to use itInfinityUse when photographing dis-tant scenes through fore-ground objects such as a win-dow.Focus is fixed at infinity. Flashis disabled.Macro Close-Up (Continued)When the camera is zoomed out to or past the middle optical zoom position,the macro close-up icon ( ) in the monitor will turn yellow, indicating thatmacro close-up can be used to focus on objects as little as 2 cm (0.8˝) from thelens. The camera may be unable to focus at very short ranges when zoomedin closer than the middle optical zoom position. To minimize distortion whenphotographing flat objects such as printed text or business cards, however, werecommend that you zoom the camera in and adjust the range until you finda distance at which focus can be achieved.
