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If correct focus cannot be obtained
The camera automatically detects the focus target in the frame. The level
of contrast is one of the criteria it uses to detect the subject. The camera
may fail to determine subjects with lower contrast than the surroundings or
with an area of extremely strong contrast in the frame. If this happens, the
simplest solution is to use the focus lock.
1
Position the AF target mark on
the subject you want to focus on.
• When shooting a hard-to-focus subject
or a fast-moving subject, point the
camera at an object about the same
distance away as the subject.
2
Press the shutter button halfway
until the green lamp lights.
• When the focus and exposure are
locked, the green lamp lights.
• The AF target mark moves to the focus
position.
• When the green lamp blinks, the focus
and exposure are not locked. Release your finger from the shutter button,
re-position the AF target mark on the subject and press the shutter button
halfway again.
3
Keeping the shutter button
pressed halfway, recompose
your shot.
How to focus (focus lock)
Mode dial
F2.8
F2.8
1/1000
1/1000
0.0
0.0
2592 1944
2592 1944
HQ
HQ
30
30
30
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AF target mark
Shutter button
F2.8
F2.8
1/1000
1/1000
0.0
0.0
2592 1944
2592 1944
HQ
HQ
P
30
30
30
Green lamp
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