Shooting subjects up close (PowerShot D30)
18-Feb-2014
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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.
1. Press the power button to turn the camera on.
2. Press the <Macro> () button.
) button.
3. Press the <
><
> buttons to chose [Macro] (), and then press the <FUNC./SET> (
) button.
><> 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.
) 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 [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 (
).
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  |  |  |  | |
| [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) | ||||||