Focusing

Situations where Autofocus May Not Work as Expected

Although your camera is equipped with highly precise AF system, in some cases autofocus does not work as expected.

Low-contrast subjects, such as a blue sky or a blank wall or when the color of the subject is same as the background.

The subject is located in a very low light environment

Overlapping near and far objects, such as an animal behind a fence

A subject moving at a high speed

Subjects, with repeated patterns such as windows in a building

In such situations, please use one of the following focusing methods:

Use Focus Lock (see page 8-5) to focus on another subject that is about the same distance from the camera as your subject.

Set the lens to M mode and focus manually.

Selecting the Autofocus

Mode

Press the AF Mode button and turn the C-Dial to select either the

(Single AF Mode) or (Continuous AF Mode) icon on the Top Status

LCD.

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Kodak 6B8773 manual Situations where Autofocus May Not Work as Expected, Selecting the Autofocus Mode