Canon EOS REBEL T8i, Advanced User'S Manual

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The image is out of focus or blurred.
Set the lens's focus mode switch to < > ( ).
Press the shutter button ( ) gently to prevent camera shake ( ).
With a lens equipped with an Image Stabilizer, set the Image Stabilizer switch to
<
>.
In low light, the shutter speed may become slow. Use a faster shutter speed ( ), set a
higher ISO speed ( ), use flash ( , ), or use a tripod.
See Minimizing blurred photos .
There are fewer AF points or the Area AF frame shape is different.
The number of available AF points, the focusing patterns, and the Area AF frame shape
vary by lens.
The AF point is blinking.
For details on AF points lighting up or blinking when you press the < > or < >
button, see Meaning of Lit or Blinking AF Points .
The AF points do not light up in red.
The AF points light up in red when you shoot under low light or when focus is achieved
on a dark subject.
In the <
>, < >, < >, or < > mode, you can set whether to have the AF
points light up in red for when focus is achieved ( ).
I cannot lock the focus and recompose the shot.
Set the AF operation to One-Shot AF. Focus lock is not possible in the AI Servo AF/
Servo AF mode and when servo takes effect in AI Focus AF mode (
, ).
The continuous shooting speed is slow.
The continuous shooting speed for high-speed continuous shooting may be lower,
depending on conditions such as these: temperature, battery level, flicker reduction,
shutter speed, aperture value, subject conditions, brightness, AF operation, type of lens,
live view shooting, use of flash, and shooting settings, etc. For details, see
Drive Mode .
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