Subjects that are difficult to focus on

It may be difficult to focus with auto focus in the following situations.

AF confirmation mark is blinking. These subjects are not focused.

Subject with low

Excessively bright

Subject with

contrast

light in center of

repeated patterns

 

frame

 

AF confirmation mark lights up but the subject is not focused.

Subjects at different

Fast-moving subject

Subject not inside

distances

 

AF area

In any situation, focus on something with high contrast that is at the same distance as the subject, determine the composition and shoot the picture. g“Focus lock” (P. 46)

Image taken appears whitish

This may occur when the picture is taken in backlight or semi-backlight conditions. This is due to a phenomenon called flare or ghosting. As far as possible, consider a composition where strong light source is not taken in the picture. Flare may occur even when a light source is not present in the picture. Use a lens hood to shade the lens from the light source. If a lens hood does not have effect, use your hand to shade the lens from the light. g“Interchangeable lenses” (P. 97)

Unknown bright dot(s) appear on the subject in the picture taken

This may be due to stuck pixel(s) on the image pickup device. Perform [PIXEL

10 MAPPING]. If the problem persists, repeat pixel mapping a few times. g“Pixel mapping - Checking the image processing functions” (P. 94)

maintenance and tips Shooting

Functions that cannot be selected from menus

Some items may not be selectable from the menus when using the arrow pad.

•Items that cannot be set with the current shooting mode

•Items that cannot be set because of an item that has already been set: Combination of [j] and [NOISE REDUCT.], etc.

Camera vibration when the power is turned off

This is due to the camera initializing the image stabilizer mechanism. Without this initialization, the image stabilizer may not be able to achieve the proper effect.

Set functions are restored to their factory default settings

When you rotate the mode dial or turn off the power in a shooting mode other than P, A, S, or M, functions with changes made to their settings are restored to the factory default settings.

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