Can the lens be focused? If not, is an object placed less than a foot from the camera in focus?
490162
Yes it can be focused but don't know to what degree. I never tried to focus on anything that close. Great little camera tho
490163
Can twist the black (circle). I haven't focused on anything that close before, but I sure can't get to focus on anything. I do not recommend this cam :(
1252548
No, it cannot. Anything outside of th 2-3 inch range is out of focus. This product is a complete waste of money.
1294150
Use the longer mode for most shots. The short focus mode (9 ft or so) seeks like crazy and can be a lot of trouble. The lens operates best at 30ft or so. It is sharp as a tack and fast as hell on focusing. The short range is only good for real closeups. Other than that, leave it in the longer range.
2120764
Its a macro lens. Try getting as close as posible , you almost have to be touching the object with the lens for it to focus
2208276
You can focus to within eight inches away of your subject. But remember that this is a wide angle, 24mm equivalent lens, so even at a close up distance, you will get more into your frame than you would with a longer lens. You must also be aware of potential wide-angle distortion.
2217647
The focal length is only 35 max, you don't need IS at this point. The further the focal length goes, the more you need IS. Don't worry.
1312517
Hi Allison, yes you can. Set the camera to either one of these settings, Aperture priority or Manual mode and set the aperture to the highest f stop (lowest number), also change the focus area to flexible spot to enable you to choose which area to focus on. Thanks_Mitch
2246631
If you are using the macro lens that came with this kit, you will only be able to focus on objects no more than a couple of inches away from your camera. Put your focus on manual to adjust.
1996839
I don't think so, but even if you could, they are in focus so close to my face I can only use 1 eye. The object is about 1 inch from my face.
1427353
You probably mean using extension tubes, which would give you a much closer minimum focusing distance....
479621
It has good center sharpness down to about one foot. It still gets a focus down to about 7 inches, and you have to look very closely to realize that the sharpness is falling off a bit. Any closer than 7 inches, it does not focus at all, as far as I can tell.
475327
Not at all! Compass and range finder are at the bottom of the lens, you almost have to look for them.
1337321
No; it is a fixed focal length lens. It is the equivalent of the "ideal" normal lens on a 35mm camera.
466968
No, it's a fixed magnification. You can adjust the focus by getting closer or farther away from the object you're magnifying.
671246
I don't have my camera in front of me, but I don't recall any setting to change the focus.It would most likely be one of the preset shooting modes the camera has that would produce a shot like that.
1570877
Take a close look at the little cone that has the lens at its tip. If you can rotate it, that should focus the camera.
1404124
Yes.Of course, if it is already focused correctly for the distance, you can just snap away.