Canon PowerShot G9 - Manual (Page 77)

Commonly Used Shooting Functions 75
See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 270).
* Cannot be set in , , or mode.
Use this mode to shoot close-ups of flowers or small items. The image
area at the minimum shooting distance from the end of the lens to this
subject is as follows:
Maximum wide angle setting: 28 × 20 mm (1.1 × 0.79 in.)
Minimum shooting distance: 1 cm (0.39 in.)
To Cancel the Macro Mode:
Press the
button and use the or button to display
(Normal).
Shooting Close-ups (Macro)
Shooting Mode
1
Press the button.
1. Use the or button to select .
• The zoom bar will display while you
adjust the zoom. In macro mode the
bar will appear yellow when the zoom
range prohibits focusing. The
icon
will gray out and the focusing range
becomes that of normal shooting
mode.
z Use the LCD monitor to compose close-ups in macro mode
since images composed with the viewfinder may be off-
center.
z Using the flash in macro mode may cause image edges to
darken.
*
Zoom Bar
Yellow bar