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You 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 e
mode. The optical zoom (p. 24) or digital zoom (p. 63) cannot be used.
Press the q button.
Select e or œ.
● Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial
to select e or œ, then press the m button.
Xe or œ will appear on the screen.
XIn œ, the zoom will lock at the maximum
wide angle.
● To restore to the original setting, select
.
Shooting Range
• When you move the zoom lever, the zoom bar appears on the monitor.
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 out
and shooting will be done in .
You are recommended to attach the camera to a tripod and shoot in Î, to prevent
the camera from moving and blurring the image (p. 79).
e
Shooting Close-ups (Macro/Super Macro)
Shooting Range (Maximum Wide Angle)
e Macro 2 – 50 cm (0.79 in. – 1.6 ft.)
œ Super Macro 0 – 2 cm (0 – 0.79 in.)
About the Zoom Bar in e.
Using Î
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