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Press the shutter button fully.
Under certain types of conditions, the auto focus may not work properly.
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, then return the
camera to the horizontal position while keeping the button pressed halfway and take
the picture.
Subjects that are difficult to focus on
TIPS
• The green lamp blinks if you are too close to the subject. When shooting in wide
angle mode (towards “W”), take the picture at least 20 cm (7.9") away from the
subject. If in telephoto mode (towards “T”), take the picture at least 50 cm
(19.7") away from the subject. If you use the super macro mode, you can take
pictures as close as 2 cm (0.8") from the subject.
Shutter button
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.
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