Message

Possible cause

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

FOCUS TOO

The focus

 

Move farther away from

CLOSE and

distance is closer

the subject, within Macro

blinking

than the camera

 

or Super Macro

 

 

can focus in the

focus range (see

 

 

Macro

or

page 42).

 

 

Super 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 40). Point at a

 

 

 

 

part of the scene that is

 

 

 

 

brighter.

 

 

 

 

• Make sure the Focus

 

 

 

 

Assist light is set to

 

 

 

 

Auto (see page 116).

 

 

 

 

UNABLE TO

The camera

Use Focus Lock (see

FOCUS and

cannot find focus

 

page 40). Point at a

blinking

in the Macro

 

part of the scene that is

 

or Super Macro

 

brighter or has a high

 

focus range,

 

contrast edge.

 

 

possibly due to

• Make sure the subject

 

low contrast.

 

is within Macro

or

 

 

 

 

Super Macro

range

 

 

 

 

(see page 42).

 

 

 

 

 

(camera shake

The light is low

Use the flash (see

 

warning)

and the image is

page 47), set the camera

 

likely to be blurry

on a stable surface, or use

 

due to the long

a tripod.

 

 

exposure

 

 

 

 

 

required.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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