Recording pictures (basic)
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∫When you want to take a subject out
of the AF area (AF/AE Lock)
When recording a picture of people with a
composition as the above picture, you
cannot focus on the subject because it is
out of AF area in usual operation.
In this case,
1Aim the AF area at the subject.
2 Press the shutter button halfway to fix
the focus and the exposure.
•When the subject is focused, the focus
indication lights.
3 Keeping pressing the shutter button
halfway, move the camera as you
compose the picture.
4Press the shutter button fully.
•You can repeatedly retry AF/AE lock
before pressing the shutter button fully.
∫Focusing
•The focus range is 30 cm t o (Wide),
2m to (Tele).
•When you press the shutter button fully
with one stroke, pictures may be blurry or
unfocused.
•When the focus indication is blinking, the
subject is not focused. Press the shutter
button halfway and focus on the subject
again.
•If the camera will not focus after a few
tries, turn it off and on and try again.
•In the following cases, the camera will not
focus on subjects properly.
–When including both near and distant
subjects in a scene.
–When there is dirt or dust on the glass
between the lens and the subject.
–When there are illuminated or glittering
objects around the subject.
–When taking a picture in a dark place.
–When the subject is moving fast.
–When the s cene has low contrast.
–When jitter occur s.
–When recording a very bright subject.
We recommend taking pictures using AF/
AE lock or prefocus (P47). In dark places,
the AF assist lamp (P87) may turn on to
focus on the subject.
•Even if the focus indication appears and
the subject is focused, it is cancelled
when you release the shutter button.
Press the shutter button halfway again.
•Please do not rotate the zoom ring dur ing
auto focus.
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