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The camera has been used in the same conditions from the time of purchase
• No date and time have been set for the camera at the time of purchase. Set
the date and time before using the camera.
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“
X
Setting the date and time” (P. 34)
The battery has been pulled out of the camera.
• The date and time settings will be returned to the factory default settings if the
camera is left without batteries for approximately 1 day. Before taking
important pictures, check that the date and time settings are correct.
There are several ways to focus, depending on the subject.
When the subject is not in the center of the frame
• Place the subject in the center of the frame, lock the focus on the subject, and
then recompose your picture.
• Set [AF MODE] to [iESP].
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“AF MODE Changing the focusing area” (P. 21)
The subject is moving quickly
• Focus the camera on a point roughly the same distance away as the subject
you want to shoot (by pressing the shutter button halfway), and then
recompose your picture and wait for the subject to enter the frame.
• Under certain types of conditions, it is difficult to focus using auto focus. The
green lamp on the monitor lights, allowing you to check if the focus is locked.
In these cases, focus (focus lock) on an object with high contrast at the same
distance as the intended subject, recompose your shot and then take the
picture. If the subject has no vertical lines, hold the camera vertically and
focus the camera using the focus lock function by pressing the shutter button
halfway, and then return the camera to the horizontal position while keeping
the button pressed halfway and take the picture.
The date and time have not been set
Shooting tips
Focusing on the subject
Subjects that are difficult to focus on
The green lamp
blinks.
The subject cannot be
brought into focus.
Subject with low
contrast
Subject with an
extremely bright
area in the center
of the frame
Subject without
vertical lines
Subjects at
different distances
Fast-moving
subject
The subject is not
in the center of the
frame
The green lamp
lights, but the
subject cannot be
brought into focus.
