Super Macro Use when taking close-up pictures of subjects less
ilthan 0.18 m (7 in) away. In this setting, the camera
will nottakea pictureif it cannotfind focus(theAF
viewfinderlightblinksgreenandthefocusbrackets
iturnredin theLiveViewscreen).Autofocushasa
distancerangeof0.06 m to 0.25 m(2.5 to 10in).
Understanding the Focus Search
Whenthecameraissetto Normal F_us or Macrofocus,it
beginssearchingforfocusfromthe lastfocusposition.
However,you canusethe A _ buttonsto changethis
behavior.Thisfeatureis usefulwhenthereare multipleobjects
atdifferentdistancesin thefocusregion.
HoldingtheA buttonwhile pressingthe Shutterhalfway
downcausesthecamerato beginsearchingfor focusfrom
thefarthestposition(infinity in Normal F_us, 0.4 min
Macro, and 0.18 m in SuperMacro), thusmakingthe
cameramorelikelytofocuson an objectin thebackground.
Holdingthe _ buttonwhile pressingthe Shutterhalfway
downcausesthecamerato beginsearchingfor focusfrom
thenearestposition(0.4 m in Normal Focus,0.18 min
Macro, and 0.06 m in SuperMacro), thusmakingthe
cameramorelikelytofocuson an objectin theforeground.
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