Autofocus can fail to achieve focus (viewfinder’s focus confirmation light <o> blinks) with certain subjects such as the following:
Very
(Example: Blue skies,
Extremely backlit and reflective subjects (Example: Cars with highly reflective bodies, etc.) Near and far subjects covered by an AF point (Example: Animals in cages, etc.)
Repetitive patterns
(Example: Skyscraper windows, computer keyboards, etc.)
In such cases, do either of the following:
(1)With
(2)Set the lens’s focus mode switch to <MF> and focus manually.
For subjects difficult to focus during Live View shooting with [FlexiZone - Single] and [uLive mode], see page 146.
MF: Manual Focus |
|
1 | Set the lens’s focus mode switch |
| to <MF>. |
2 Focus on the subject. | |
| Focus by turning the lens’s focusing |
| ring until the subject looks sharp in |
Focusing ring | the viewfinder. |
If you press the shutter button halfway during manual focusing, the AF point achieving focus will light up briefly in red, the beeper will sound, and the focus confirmation light <o> in the viewfinder will light up.
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