Appendix

Problem

 

 

Cause

 

 

Remedy

 

Subject is not in

Subject difficult to

Subjects difficult to focus on using

focus

focus on

autofocus: objects with little

 

 

 

 

 

contrast (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 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

 

 

 

 

button fully.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subject is too close

Set focus mode on

 

. (p.29)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

correct exposure. Set to

 

 

mode

 

 

 

 

to ensure both person and

 

 

 

 

 

background are clear. (p.52)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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