Step 3 Focus and Shoot

BDuring Recording

While images are being recorded, the AF lamp and/or the indicator showing the number of exposures remaining will blink. Do not turn the camera off, open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover, or remove or disconnect the power source while these are blinking. Cutting power or removing the memory card in these circumstances could result in loss of data or in damage to the camera or card.

BAutofocus

Autofocus may not perform as expected in the following situations. And in some rare cases, the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the active focus area or the AF lamp glow green.

•Subject is very dark

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

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

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

•Subject is moving rapidly

In the situations noted above, try pressing the shutter-release button halfway to refocus several times, or focus on another subject and use focus lock.

DFocus Lock

To focus on an off-center subject when Center is selected for AF area mode, use focus lock as described below.

•Be sure that the distance between the camera and the subject does not change while focus is locked.

•When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, exposure is locked.

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Position the

 

Press the

Confirm that the

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subject in the

shutter-

focus area is

 

down the shutter-

shutter-

center focus area.

release

green.

 

release button

release

 

 

 

button

 

 

 

halfway and

 

button the

 

 

 

halfway.

 

 

 

recompose the

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picture.

 

way down.

DAF-assist Illuminator

If the subject is poorly lit, the AF-assist illuminator (A168) may light by pressing the shutter-release button halfway.

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