Appendix

Problem

 

 

Cause

 

 

Remedy

 

 

Subject is not in

Subject difficult to

Subjects difficult to focus on using

focus

focus on

autofocus: objects with little con-

 

 

 

 

trast (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 shut-

 

 

 

 

ter release button fully.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subject is not in focus-

Position subject in AF frame

 

ing area

(focusing area) in middle of LCD

 

 

 

 

monitor. If the subject is outside

 

 

 

 

the focusing area, aim the camera

 

 

 

 

at the subject and lock focus

 

 

 

 

(press shutter release button

 

 

 

 

halfway), then compose picture

 

 

 

 

and press the shutter release but-

 

 

 

 

ton fully.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subject is too close

Set focus mode on

 

 

. (p.40)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Focus mode is set on

Normal pictures will be out of

 

 

 

 

focus if taken with focus mode set

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Picture is dark

Subject is too far away

Picture becomes dark if subject is

 

in a dark environment,

too far away. Take picture within

 

such as a night scene.

range of flash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Background is dark

When taking a picture of a person

 

 

 

 

against dark background, such as

 

 

 

 

night scene, the person may

 

 

 

 

appear dark if the flash does not

 

 

 

 

reach background even with cor-

 

 

 

 

rect exposure. Set to

 

 

mode to

 

 

 

 

ensure both person and back-

 

 

 

 

ground are clear. (p.59)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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