Macro

Sometimes when in macro when i press the shutter the camera doesnt take the shot, now id imagine whether the picture will be good or bad because of me the shot should still take?.. or is there something within the auto macro setting that doesn't allow the shot for certain reasons like zoom position light metering to close etc for example?

Failure of the camera (in AF mode) to obtain focus is the only thing. There is a green dot at bottom left of the viewfinder that lights when focus is found. The default is that the shutter will not trigger if it is not in focus (normally a good thing). Auto focus normally works for macro, but sometimes manual focus is easier. Macro has such a small depth of field, normally it matters more to us WHERE the focus point is located.

thing is it looks in focus to me ha maybe my eyes are bad lol

thequeenscheese said:

thing is it looks in focus to me ha maybe my eyes are bad lol

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Is the green dot lighted? It is the cameras opinion, and the shutter will work if the green dot is on.

I think it was red tbh but not sure now will test later

If you are using Live View instead of the viewfinder, there is no green dot like in the viewfinder, but instead then the Live View focus point indicator turns from red to green when the camera achieves focus.

WayneF said:

If you are using Live View instead of the viewfinder, there is no green dot like in the viewfinder, but instead then the Live View focus point indicator turns from red to green when the camera achieves focus.

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yeah I sussed that ta, I guess manual is the way and a bit more learning

You might try the viewfinder.... it's focusing method is very much faster, a different world.

WayneF said:

You might try the viewfinder.... it's focusing method is very much faster, a different world.

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I always do where possible