Problem Symptom

Cause

Solution

Pictures are not sharp.

 

Subject is too close.

Focus signal is

The camera is in macro

red.

mode.

 

A special situation is pre-

 

venting the autofocus

 

system from focusing (p.

 

35)

Make sure the subject is within the autofocus range (0.5m -

/1.6 ft - ) or use the macro mode (p. 49).

Cancel the macro mode setting (p. 49).

Use the focus-lock function to focus on an object at the same distance as the subject (p. 34) or use manual focus (p. 46).

Pictures are taken indoors or in low-light situations with- out flash.

Slow shutter speeds result in blurred images when the camera is hand-held.

Use Anti-shake or a tripod, change the camera sensitivity to a higher setting (p. 74), or use the flash (p. 36).

While using

flash, the pic- The subject is beyond the flash range (p. tures are too 75).

dark.

Move closer to the subject or change the camera sensitivity to a higher setting (p. 74).

A shadow

Lens hood

The lens hood blocks the

appears on

mounted when

light from the built-in

the bottom of

using flash.

flash.

the image.

 

 

Always remove the lens hood when using the built-in flash.

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Konica Minolta A2 instruction manual Problem Symptom Cause Solution