Message

Possible cause

Solution

 

 

 

 

Focus too far

The focus

Make sure the camera is

 

 

 

distance is

not set to Macro

focus.

 

 

beyond where

Consider setting the

 

 

 

 

the camera can

camera to Infinity

focus

 

 

focus.

if your picture subject is far

 

 

 

in the distance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Focus too close

The focus

Set the camera to

 

 

 

 

distance is closer

Macro

focus, or if

 

 

than the camera

set to Macro focus,

 

 

 

 

can focus.

move further away from

 

 

 

the subject.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Low light - unable

The scene is too

Add an external light

 

 

to focus

dark and the

source, or use Focus Lock

 

 

camera cannot

(see page 27) and point at

 

 

focus.

a part of the scene that is

 

 

 

brighter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unable to focus

The camera is set

Set the camera to Normal

 

and blinking

to Macro

focus, and try taking the

 

 

focus, but the

picture again. (See Setting

 

 

subject for the

the focus range on

 

 

 

 

picture is too far.

page 30.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The subject did

Use Focus Lock before

 

 

not provide

taking the picture (see

 

 

enough contrast

page 27).

 

 

 

 

 

for the camera to

 

 

 

 

 

 

focus properly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The light is low

Use the flash (see Setting

 

 

and the image is

the flash on page 33), or

 

 

likely to be

use a tripod.

 

 

 

 

blurry due to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

long exposure

 

 

 

 

 

 

required.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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