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 an object the same

 

 

distance away as your subject, secure

 

 

the focus (by pressing shutter release

 

 

button halfway), aim at your subject, and

 

 

press shutter release button fully.

 

Subject is not in

Position subject within the frame

 

Focusing Area

(Focusing Area) at the center of the LCD

 

 

screen. If your subject is not within the

 

 

focusing area, focus on your subject,

 

 

secure the focus (by pressing shutter

 

 

release button halfway), then re-frame

 

 

your picture as desired, and press shutter

 

 

release button fully.

 

Subject is too close

Set the focus mode on q. (p.40)

 

The focus mode is on q

When the focus mode is on q, normal

 

 

pictures will be out of focus.

Picture taken

Subject is too far away

Picture becomes dark if subject is too far

with flash is

in a dark environment

away. Take picture within range of flash.

dark

(night-scenes, etc.)

 

 

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 it. Set to B mode on the Virtual

 

 

dial screen to ensure both person and

 

 

background are clear. (p.57)

Flash does not

The Flash mode is set to

Set to Auto or b. (p.42)

discharge

Off

 

 

The Capture mode is

The flash will not discharge in these

 

set to on C, Continuous

modes.

 

Capture, or s

 

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