Message

Possible cause

Solution

 

 

 

 

FOCUS TOO FAR

The focus

 

• Select a focus range

and blinking

distance is

 

 

other than Macro

 

beyond where

 

(see page 42).

 

the camera can

• Move closer to the

 

focus in the

 

subject, within Macro

 

Macro

focus

 

focus range (see

 

range.

 

 

page 42).

 

 

 

 

FOCUS TOO

The focus

 

Move farther away from

CLOSE and

distance is closer

the subject, within Macro

blinking

than the camera

 

focus range (see

 

can focus in the

page 42).

 

Macro

focus

 

 

 

range.

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOW LIGHT -

The scene is too

• Add an external light

UNABLE TO

dark and the

 

source.

FOCUS

camera cannot

•

Use Focus Lock (see

 

focus.

 

 

page 41). Point at a

 

 

 

 

part of the scene that is

 

 

 

 

brighter.

 

 

 

• Make sure the Focus

 

 

 

 

Assist light is set to

 

 

 

 

Auto (see page 124).

 

 

 

 

UNABLE TO

The camera

•

Use Focus Lock (see

FOCUS and

cannot find focus

 

page 41). Point at a

blinking

in the Macro

 

part of the scene that is

 

focus range,

 

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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