The camera does not focus when shooting subjects up close (PowerShot G7 X)
16-Sep-2014
8202194000
Solution
- The camera’s minimum shooting range is shown below:*
-Telephoto (
): 40 cm (1.3 ft.)
): 40 cm (1.3 ft.) -Wide angle (
): 5 cm (2.0 in.)
): 5 cm (2.0 in.)- When shooting subjects at short distances, using a wide angle setting is recommended.
- As camera shake is more likely to occur when shooting subjects at shorter distances, please try mounting the camera on a tripod or taking other measures to keep it still.
*The camera’s minimum shooting range varies depending on the selected shooting mode. Shooting ranges for individual shooting modes are shown below.
| Shooting Mode | Focusing Range | Maximum Wide Angle ( ) | Maximum Telephoto ( ) |
 | - | 5 cm (2.0 in.) – infinity | 40 cm (1.3 ft.) – infinity |
| Other modes | [Normal] ( ) | 5 cm (2.0 in.) – infinity | 40 cm (1.3 ft.) – infinity |
[Macro*1] ( ) | 5 – 50 cm (2.0 in. – 1.6 ft.) | - | |
[Manual Focus*1] ( ) | 5 cm (2.0 in.) – infinity | 40 cm (1.3 ft.) – infinity | |
[Underwater Macro*2] ( ) | 5 - 50 cm (2.0 in. - 1.6 ft.) | - | |
[Quick*3] ( ) | 1.5 - 20 m (4.9- 66 ft.) | 1.5 – 20 m (4.9 – 66 ft.) |
] mode, optical zoom is set to maximum wide angle.*3: In [
] mode, subjects at close range may not be in focus. In this case, try setting the focus range to [ ].