what is the macro button for on a camera?

Question

i looked in the manual but it mentioned nothing about the macro button

Answer 1

close ups.

have a look here

http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/macro-photography-tips-for-compact-digital-camera-users/

Answer 2

The Macro feature allows you to shoot things very close-up and still maintain focus. With the regular settings on your digital camera, you can get only so close to your subject without having them fall out of focus.

Answer 3

It will enable you to take pictures that the normal auto-focus wouldn't allow you to because you are too close (in other words close-ups).

You may also have a "Distant" (sometimes a symbol like a range of mountains) setting which gives a fixed distant focus and enables you to take pictures further away without close things throwing out the autofocus, e.g. window glass.

Answer 4

Its for the really close close ups...like a butterfly on a flower and such like....brings the small item into close up and leaves the background out of focus......usually for auto focus cameras so the camera knows what to focus on.

Answer 5

As the others have said it is for close up shots of less than 1 foot

Answer 6

It will allow you to get closer to your subject. How to use it can be found in your Owner's Manual.

Does anyone ever read the Owner's Manual?

Answer 7

take close photo, often within 0.5M
some offers super macro mode too

Answer 8

For close work

Answer 9

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