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Using the Camera
3Continue to hold the shutter button down

halfway. Move the camera back to the

original image and press the shutter button

fully.

• AF/AE lock can be applied repeatedly before the shutter
is released.
• Use AF/AE lock in all Photography modes to guarantee
excellent results.
• On the FinePix A400 / FinePix A500, pressing the
shutter button down half way locks the focus and
exposure settings (AF and AE lock).
Beep

Fully pressed

Subjects not suitable for autofocus

FinePix A400 / FinePix A500 uses a high-precision
autofocusing mechanism. However, it may have difficulty
focusing on the following:
• Subjects photographed through glass
• Subjects that do not reflect well, such as hair or fur
• Subjects with no substance, such as smoke or flames
• Dark subjects
• Subjects with little or no contrast between the subject
and the background (such as subjects dressed in the
same color as the background)
• Shots where another high-contrast object (not the
subject) is close to the AF frame and is either closer or
further away than your subject (such as a shot of
someone against a background with strongly
contrasting elements)
For such subjects use AF/AE lock (➝p.30).

Very shiny subjects such

as a mirror or car body

Fast moving subjects