Shooting subjects up close

If you are shooting a subject at a close distance, and if the subject cannot be easily focused within the normal shooting range, switching the normal mode to the [Macro] () mode will make it easier to focus on the subject.

The shooting distance of each [Focusing Range] and the shooting modes in which [Focusing Range] settings cannot be made

Caution

The following explanations are provided based on the assumption that the [Shooting Mode] is set to [Program] ().

The edges of the image may darken if the flash fires.

1. Press the ⋖Power⋗ button on the camera.

2. Press the ⋖Macro⋗ () button.

3. The following screen appears.

Operate the ⋖directional buttons⋗ left or right to set [Macro] ().

If [Macro] () is indicated on the LCD Monitor, the camera is in [Macro] () mode.

Caution

Caution

The screen indications when operating the ⋖Zoom lever⋗ in [Macro] () mode are as follows.

When you move the ⋖Zoom lever⋗, 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 ().

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 cannot be set}

^{... This shooting mode is not available in this model}

Model	Shooting distance		Shooting modes in which [Focusing Range] cannot be set
	[Normal]	[Macro]
PowerShot SX500 IS	5 cm (2.0 in.) – infinity(W)* 1.4 m (4.6 ft.) – infinity(T)**	0 – 50 cm (0 – 1.6 ft.)(W)*
PowerShot SX160 IS	5 cm (2.0 in.) – infinity(W)* 60 cm (2.0 ft.) – infinity(T)**	1 cm – 50 cm (0.4 in. – 1.6 ft.)(W)*
PowerShot SX50 HS	5 cm (2.0 in.) – infinity(W)* 1.3 m (4.3 ft.) – infinity(T)**	0 – 50 cm (0 – 1.6 ft.)(W)*

* (W): When turning the toward () to the maximum wide angle side (Max. wide angle).
** (T): When turning the toward () to the maximum telephoto side (Max. telephoto).