FOR CLOSER SUBJECTS

Example:

Zoom position: 70mm

Focus distance: 50cm (1.6ft.)

Correct

Incorrect

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SPECIAL FOCUSING SITUATIONS

Some scenes or subjects, like the examples below, are difficult for the autofocus system to lock on to. In these shooting situations, focus hold (p.

28)on another object with the same brightness and the same distance from you as your main subject, recompose, then press the shutter-release button all-the-way down to take the picture.

• Bright light sources such as the sun or neon lights

• Highly reflective surfaces such as water, mirrors, etc.

•Flame, fireworks, etc.

•Dark objects and surfaces with low reflectance

• Objects behind glass, bars, or other such as partitions

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