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,

 

 

finely patterned objects, fast-moving

 

 

objects, scenery through window or net,

 

 

etc. Lock focus on another object located

 

 

at same distance (press shutter release

 

 

button halfway), then aim at target and

 

 

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

 

 

subject is outside the focusing area, aim

 

 

the camera at the subject and lock the

 

 

focus (press shutter release button

 

 

halfway), then compose picture and

 

 

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

 

 

a night scene

 

 

Background is dark

When taking a picture of a person

 

 

against dark background, such as night

 

 

scene, the person may appear clearly

 

 

while the background appears dark

 

 

because the flash does not reach the

 

 

background. Set to Aor Bmode on the

 

 

virtual dial screen to ensure both person

 

 

and background are clear. (p.52)

Flash

Flash mode is set to

Set to Auto or b. (p.40)

does not

Off

 

discharge

 

 

The Capture mode is

Flash will not discharge in these modes.

 

set to C, Continuous

 

 

Shooting or s mode

 

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