Shooting subjects up close (PowerShot D30)

Last Updated : 18-Feb-2014
Issue Number : 8202039100

Solution

To restrict the focus to subjects at close range, set the camera to [Macro] (

).

IMPORTANT

Depending on the [Shooting Mode], there are cases when the [Focus Range] cannot be set.
In the following example procedure, the camera's shooting mode has been set to [Program AE] () mode.

The shooting distance of each [Focusing Range] and the shooting modes in which [Focusing Range] settings cannot be made

1. Press the power button to turn the camera on.

2. Press the <Macro> (

) button.

3. Press the <

><

> buttons to chose [Macro] (

), and then press the <FUNC./SET> (

) button.

If the [Macro] (

) icon is displayed on the LCD Monitor, the camera is in [Macro] (

) mode.

REFERENCE

Try attaching the camera to a tripod and shooting in [Self-Timer] to prevent the camera from moving and blurring the image.

NOTE

Zoom button operations when the camera is set to [Macro] () mode.

When you press the <Zoom buttons>,

the [Zoom bar] appears on the screen.

The camera cannot focus in the

yellow portion of the bar (When zooming within the range of the yellow bar,

(

) will be grayed out and shooting will be done in (

).

The shooting distance for each [Focusing Range] is as shown in the following table (from the end of the lens). If you shoot beyond the following ranges, the subject may be out of focus.

Also, the [Focusing Range] cannot be set in some shooting modes. Please see the following table for details.

^{... Focusing Range can be set}

^{... Focusing Range cannot be set}

Shooting distance	Shooting modes in which [Focusing Range] cannot be set
Shooting distance
[Macro] ()
1 – 50 cm (0.4 in. – 1.6 ft.) (W)
[Normal] ()
5 cm (2.0 in.) – infinity (W) 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity (T)
[Manual Focus] ()
1 cm (0.4 in.) – infinity (W) 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity (T)

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