Message

Possible Cause

Solution

 

 

 

 

FOCUS TOO FAR

The focus

• Select a shooting mode

 

distance is

other than Macro

 

beyond where

(see page 42).

 

the camera can

• Move closer to the

 

focus in the

subject, within the

 

Macro

range of the Macro

 

shooting mode.

shooting mode (see

 

 

page 42).

 

 

 

FOCUS TOO

The focus

Move farther away from

CLOSE

distance is closer

the subject, within Macro

 

than the camera

range (see page 42).

 

can focus in the

 

 

 

Macro

 

 

 

shooting mode.

 

 

 

 

 

Blinking

The focus

Set the camera to

 

distance is closer

Macro

shooting mode

 

than the camera

or move farther away.

 

can focus without

 

 

 

being in the

 

 

 

Macro

 

 

 

shooting mode.

 

 

 

 

 

UNABLE TO

The camera

• Use Focus Lock (see

FOCUS and

cannot find focus

page 37). Point at a

blinking

in the Macro

part of the scene that is

 

shooting mode,

brighter or has a high-

 

possibly due to

contrast edge.

 

low contrast.

• Make sure the subject

 

 

is within Macro range

 

 

(see page 42).

 

 

 

 

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