Advanced (Recording pictures)42VQT1B86• Depending on the brightness and how fastthe subject is moving, jitter may not beavoided.• The camera may not be able to detect themovement of the subject in the followingcases.– When the moving subject is small– When the moving subject is at the edgeof the screen– When the subject starts moving theinstant the shutter button is pressed fully• To avoid picture noise, we recommenddecreasing [ISO LIMIT] or setting[COL.MODE] to [NATURAL]. (P66)• You cannot use the following functions.– [D.ZOOM]– [SLOW SHUTTER]Taking Close-upPicturesThis mode allows you to take close-uppictures of a subject, e.g. when takingpictures of flowers. You can take pictures ofa subject as close as 5 cm (0.16 feet) fromthe lens by rotating the zoom lever upmostto Wide (1k).∫ Focus range• We recommend using a tripod and theself-timer (P38) in macro mode.• When a subject is close to the camera, theeffective focus range (depth of field) issignificantly narrowed. Therefore, if thedistance between the camera and thesubject is changed after focusing on thesubject, it may become difficult to focus onit again.• If the distance between the camera andthe subject is beyond the focus range ofthe camera, the picture may not beproperly focused even if the focusindication lights.• Macro mode gives priority to a subjectclose to the camera. Therefore, if thedistance between the camera and thesubject is more than 50 cm (1.64 feet) ittakes longer to focus on it in macro modethan normal picture mode.• The available flash range is about 60 cm(1.97 feet) to 5.0 m (16.4 feet) (Wide).(When the ISO sensitivity is set to[AUTO].)• We recommend setting the flash toForced OFF [ ] when you take picturesat close range.• When you take pictures at close range,the resolution of the periphery of thepicture may decrease slightly. This is not amalfunction.TW5 cm(0.16 feet)30 cm(0.98 feet)
