


When the zoom is set, compose your picture and release the shutter. When you switch into this mode, the camera moves automatically into digital zoom, and you can use the zoom lever to show the zoom factor on the LCD monitor. This function is particularly useful when you want to make your subject appear even larger than in normal macro photography. In the sample on the left, the AF target is focused on the brooch on the right foreground in the sample on the right, the AF target is aligned with the brooch in the left background. * For more information, refer to the AF Target section in the manual. Since you're shooting at a close range, regular AF lock can sometimes cause slight errors. An accurate AF focus point is a must in macro photography. Then, move the AF target to align it with your subject and shoot. button and hold the arrow key to the side until you see a directional icon appear on the screen. You might, however, want the camera to focus on the left, right, foreground, or background – that's when you should make use of the AF target shift function, which lets you choose the AF focus point.Īfter switching to macro mode, press the ADJ. For instance, when your subject is in the foreground or the background on the right or left side of the frame and you take the picture from straight ahead, the camera sometimes ends up focusing on the center of the image. This function makes AF alignment much more accurate. Next, we'll introduce the AF target shift function and the zoom macro function, which really come in handy during macro photography. Macro Shooting Techniques (Advanced) - The AF Target Shift Function and Zoom Macro After some anxious waiting, I released the shutter as soon as the chance arrived. WB: MANUALĪs I was taking some shots of a fragrant rowan, a butterfly came to sample the nectar.To me, stamens and pistils used to just be words in science textbooks, but from up close, you can see how they create such a mysterious, natural formation. This pendant is no bigger than 2 cm, but from about 5 cm away, macro really brings out the fine, intricate textures. When you capture an image in macro mode using a high-precision digital camera, those old ho-hum, normal objects won't look so ho-hum and normal anymore. Everyday objects, flowers on the side of the road, you name it - everything looks surprisingly fresh and different when viewed up close. What makes macro photography so fun is that unlike normal scenery photography, it puts you closer to your subject, creating an exciting close-up world. Using it is a piece of cake, too – to switch to macro mode, all you have to do is press the "flower icon" on the operation panel. The macro function on most models made by other companies can only be used on the short focal length end, but Ricoh digital cameras let you use macro in the entire zoom focal length range, all the way to the tele (telephoto) end (as you move further toward the tele end, the minimum distance gets slightly longer). "1 cm macro" means that you can get as close as 1 cm away from your subject from the 28 mm wide-angle end. Ricoh, based on the concept of "making macro photography easy and fun" for everyone, equips its cameras with a macro function that lets you take pictures from as close as 1 cm away from your subject. This type of photography makes the subject appear larger as you move closer to it, giving you a detailed, high-definition result. "Macro," also called "close-up photography," means taking pictures from as close as possible to the subject.
