Canon A80 - Manual (Page 83)

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Shooting
Advanced technique for the macro mode
Macro mode can make unique images when used with the
zoom function. For example, shooting a flower at maximum
wide angle in Macro mode allows the camera to bring both
the flower and the background into focus. However, shooting
at maximum telephoto can throw the background out of
focus to make the flower stand out.
Macro with the wide angle zoom Macro with the telephoto zoom
• Some settings are not available with certain shooting
modes. Please refer to Functions Available in Each
Shooting Mode (p. 212).
• Always use the LCD monitor to compose images in macro
mode. Shooting with the viewfinder is possible, though
images composed with the optical viewfinder may be off-
center (p. 42).
• When the lens is zoomed out to the wide angle end, the
recordable area is 56
× 42 mm (2.2 in. × 1.6 in.)*
1 , and
at telephoto end, it is 87
× 65 mm (3.4 in. × 2.6 in.)*
2 .
When the zoom is set between the telephoto end and
the wide-angle end, the distance from lens to subject is
the same as when the zoom is set to the telephoto end.
• The exposure may not be optimal when the flash is used
in macro mode.
* 1 Maximum wide angle setting.
* 2 Maximum optical telephoto setting.