Problem

Cause

Remedy

 

 

 

Subject is not

Subject difficult to

Subjects difficult to focus on using

in 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.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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

correct exposure. Set to

 

 

mode

 

 

 

 

to ensure both person

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and background are clear. (p.58)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash does not

Flash mode is set to

Set to Auto or . (p.42)

 

 

 

fire

Off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Capture mode is

Flash will not fire in these modes.

 

set to , super

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

macro, continuous

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

shooting or infinity-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

landscape mode, or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the Picture mode is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

set to Fireworks mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix

147