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, or use Manual Focus mode.

 

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 the focus (press

 

 

shutter release button halfway), then

 

 

compose picture and press the

 

 

shutter release button fully.

 

Subject is too close

Set focus mode on q (Macro) or r

 

 

(Super Macro). (p.37)

 

Focus mode is set on

Normal pictures will be out of focus if

 

q (Macro) or r

taken with focus mode set on q

 

(Super Macro).

(Macro) or r (Super Macro).

Flash does

Flash mode is set to

Set to Auto or b (p.39)

not discharge

Off

 

 

The Capture mode is

Flash will not discharge in these

 

set to C, continuous

modes.

 

shooting or infinity-

 

 

landscape mode.

 

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