Step 3 Focus and Shoot

BDuring Saving

While images are being saved, the number of exposures remaining display will blink. Do not open

the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover.

Removing the memory card or the battery during saving may result in loss of data or in damage to the saved data, camera or card.

BAutofocus

Autofocus may not perform as expected in the following situations. In some rare cases, the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the focus area or the focus indicator glows green:

•Subject is very dark

•Objects of sharply differing brightness are included in the scene (e.g. the sun is behind the subject and the subject is in deep shadow)

•No contrast between the subject and surroundings (e.g. when the subject is wearing a white shirt and is standing in front of a white wall)

•Several objects are at different distances from the camera (e.g. the subject is inside a cage)

•Subjects with repeating patterns (window blinds, buildings with multiple rows of similarly shaped windows, etc.)

•Subject is moving rapidly

In these situations, try pressing the shutter-release button halfway again to refocus, several times if necessary. If the subject is still not in focus, select auto mode and use focus lock (A50) to take the picture by first focusing on an object that is the same distance from the camera as the desired subject.

BNote on Face Detection

See “Notes on Face Detection” (A34) for more information.

CAF-assist Illuminator and Flash

If the subject is dimly lit, the AF-assist illuminator (A115) may light when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, and the flash (A28) may fire when the shutter-release button is pressed all the way down.

Mode Auto Easy GPlayback: and Photography Basic

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