When Autofocus Fails

Autofocus can fail to achieve focus (viewfinder’s focus confirmation light <o> blinks) with certain subjects such as the following:

Subjects difficult to focus

Very low-contrast subjects

(Example: Blue sky, solid-color walls, etc.) Subjects in very low light

Extremely backlit and reflective subjects (Example: Car with a highly reflective body, etc.) Near and far subjects covered by an AF point (Example: Animal in a cage, etc.)

Repetitive patterns

(Example: Skyscraper windows, computer keyboards, etc.)

In such cases, do either of the following:

(1)With One-Shot AF, focus an object at the same distance as the subject and lock the focus before recomposing the shot (p.69).

(2)Set the lens focus mode switch to <MF> and focus manually (p.97).

For conditions where AF can fail to achieve focus with [FlexiZoneAF† (Single)]/[uLive mode] during Live View shooting, see page 196.

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