
Step 3 Focus and Shoot
BDuring Recording
While the AF lamp or the indicator showing the number of exposures remaining is blinking, images are being recorded. Do not open the
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 active focus area or focus indicator lights green:
•Subject is very dark
•Objects of sharply differing brightness are included in the scene (e.g. the sun behind the subject makes that subject appear very dark)
•No contrast between the subject and surroundings (e.g. a portrait subject, wearing a white shirt, is standing in front of a white wall)
•Several objects are at different distances from the camera (e.g., an animal inside a cage)
•Subjects that repeat the same pattern (e.g., as window blinds or buildings lined with windows of the same shape)
•Subject is moving rapidly
In the situations noted above, try pressing the
The camera can also be focused using manual focus (A42).
DFocus Lock
Use focus lock to focus on
•Be sure that the distance between the camera and the subject does not change.
•When the
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