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tion.
About Focusing -----------------------------------------------------------------------
• The color of the frame in the center of the picture display indicates whether the
subject is in or out of focus.
Focus Status
Frame Color
Before focusing
White
Subject in focus
Green
Subject not in focus
Red (Flashing)
• It may be impossible to bring the following subjects into focus, or they may not
be in focus even when the frame color is green.
• Objects that lack contrast, such as the sky, a wall that is only one color, or the
hood of a car.
• Flat two-dimensional objects with only horizontal lines and no significant
protrusions.
• Quickly moving objects.
• Things in poorly lit places.
• Areas with strong backlighting, or reflections.
• Things that flicker, such as fluorescent lights.
• Point light sources, such as light bulbs, spotlights, or LEDs.
When you want to shoot subjects like this, first focus on an object the same
distance as your subject and then shoot.
Preventing Camera Shake ---------------------------------------------------------
• Press the shutter release button gently to prevent camera shake.
• If you move the camera when pressing the shutter release button, the still
image might not come out clearly due to camera shake.
Camera shake tends to occur in the following cases:
- When shooting in a dark place without using the flash
- When using the zoom function
- When shooting with slow shutter speed in shutter speed priority mode
(
G
P. 65)
• When the
J
symbol appears on the picture display, this indicates that
camera shake may occur. To prevent camera shake, try any of the following.
- Selecting [On] for [Camera Shake Correction] (
G
P.71) in the shooting menu
(
G
P.66)
- Setting the flash to [Auto] or [Flash On] (
G
P.32)
- Raising the ISO setting (
G
P.80)
- Using the self-timer (
G
P.34)
