Nikon 25438, D60OUTFIT, D60BODY Getting Good Results with Autofocus, Shooting Particular Scenes

Shooting Particular Scenes

Getting Good Results with Autofocus

Autofocus does not perform well under the conditions listed below. The shutter release may be disabled if the camera is unable to focus under these conditions, or the in-focus indicator (A) may be displayed and the camera may sound a beep, allowing the shutter to be released even when the subject is not in focus. In these cases, use manual focus (A 61) or use focus lock (A 60) to focus on another subject at the same distance and then recompose the photograph.

Basic Photography

There is little or no contrast between

the subject and the background (e.g., the

subject is the same

color as the background).

The subject is dominated by regular geometric patterns (e.g., a row of windows in a skyscraper).

Background objects appear larger than

the subject (e.g., focus point contains both foreground

subject and distant buildings).

The focus point contains objects at different distances from the camera (e.g., the subject is inside a cage).

The focus point contains areas of sharply contrasting brightness (e.g., the subject is half in the shade).

The subject contains many fine details (e.g., a field of flowers or other subjects that are small or lack variation in brightness).

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