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
(Example: Blue sky,
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
(2)Set the lens focus mode switch to <MF> and focus manually (p.110).
For subjects difficult to focus during Live View shooting or movie shooting with [u+Tracking], [FlexiZone - Multi], or [FlexiZone - Single], see page 241.
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