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■Viewfinder Lamp Display ✽When the LCD monitor is switched on, more detailed warning messages
are displayed (➡P.114-116).
Display Status
Lit green Ready to shoot.
Blinking green
AF/AE in progress, camera shake warning or AF warning (Ready to shoot).
Blinking green and
orange alternately
Recording to xD-Picture Card (Ready to shoot).
Lit orange Recording to xD-Picture Card (Not ready).
Blinking orange Flash charging (Flash will not fire).
Blinking red hxD-Picture Card Warnings
No card loaded, card not formatted, incorrect format, card full, xD-Picture Card error.
hLens operation error.
hVery shiny subjects such as a mirror or car body.
hSubjects photographed through glass.
hSubjects that do not reflect well, such as hair or fur.
hSubjects with no substance, such as smoke or flames.
hWhen the subject is dark.
hWhen there is very little contrast between the subject
and the background (such as white walls or subjects
dressed in the same color as the background).
◆ Subjects Not Suitable for Autofocus ◆hSubjects moving at high speed.
hWhen something other than your subject is close to the
AF frame, has contrasting areas of light and dark and
is either closer or further away than your subject (as
when you photograph someone against a background
with strongly contrasting elements).
For subjects of this type, use AF/AE lock (➡P.30).
Though the FinePix A203/FinePix A303 uses an accurate autofocus mechanism, it may have difficulty focusing
or not be able to focus at all for the types of subject and situation listed below. In such cases, the image may be
out of focus.