Problem | Cause | Remedy |
Subject is | Subject difficult to | Subjects difficult to focus on using |
not in | focus on | autofocus: objects with little contrast |
focus |
| (blue sky, white walls, etc.), dark objects, |
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| finely patterned objects, |
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| objects, scenery through window or net, |
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| etc. Lock focus on another object located |
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| at same distance (press shutter release |
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| button halfway), then aim at target and |
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| press shutter release button fully. |
| Subject is not in | Position subject in AF frame (focusing |
| focusing area | area) in middle of LCD monitor. If the |
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| subject is outside the focusing area, aim |
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| the camera at the subject and lock the |
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| focus (press shutter release button |
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| halfway), then compose picture and |
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| press the shutter release button fully. |
| Subject is too close | Set the focus mode on q. (p.38) |
| Focus mode is set on | Normal pictures will be out of focus if |
| q | taken with focus mode set on q. |
Picture is | Subject is too far | Picture becomes dark if subject is too far |
dark | away in a dark | away. Take picture within range of flash. |
| environment, such as |
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| a night scene |
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| Background is dark | When taking a picture of a person |
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| against dark background, such as night |
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| scene, the person may appear clearly |
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| while the background appears dark |
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| because the flash does not reach the |
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| background. Set to Aor Bmode on the |
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| virtual dial screen to ensure both person |
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| and background are clear. (p.52) |
Flash | Flash mode is set to | Set to Auto or b. (p.40) |
does not | Off |
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discharge |
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The Capture mode is | Flash will not discharge in these modes. | |
| set to C, Continuous |
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| Shooting or s mode |
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