Problem

Cause

Remedy

Out of focus

Subject is difficult for

Subjects difficult for Autofocus include

 

Autofocus to handle.

those with low contrast (blue skies, white

 

 

walls), dark objects, fine-patterned

 

 

objects, fast-moving objects, and

 

 

landscapes seen through a window or

 

 

net.Focus on something at the same

 

 

distance as your subject, lock the focus

 

 

(by pressing shutter release button

 

 

halfway), aim at your subject, and press

 

 

shutter release button fully.

 

Subject is not in

Position focusing target within the frame

 

Focusing Area

(Focusing Area) at the center of the LCD

 

 

screen.If your subject is not within the

 

 

Focusing area, first focus on your subject

 

 

within the AF area, lock the focus (by

 

 

pressing shutter release button halfway),

 

 

then reframe your picture as desired, and

 

 

press shutter release button fully.

 

Subject is too close.

Set the focus mode to q. (p.37)

 

The focus mode is set to

When the focus mode is set to q, normal

 

q.

range pictures will be out of focus.

Picture is dark.

Subject is too far away in

If the subject is too far away, the image will

 

a dark environment

be dark.Take the picture within the flash

 

(night-scenes, etc.).

range.

 

Background is dark.

When taking a picture of a person against

 

 

a dark background, the person may

 

 

appear clearly while the background

 

 

appears dark because the flash does not

 

 

reach the background.If you select the /

 

 

or &mode on the virtual dial screen, both

 

 

the person and the night-scene will be

 

 

clear. (p.50)

Flash does not

The Flash Mode is set to

Set to Auto or b(p.39)

fire.

Off.

 

 

The Capture mode is set

The flash will not fire in these modes.

 

to C, Continuous

 

 

Shooting, or smode or

 

 

the Flash mode is set to

 

 

G.

 

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