Owner's Manual

When Autofocus Fails
Autofocus can fail to achieve focus (the focus confirmation light <. >
blinks) with certain subjects such as the following:
Subjects difficult to focus
• Very low-contrast subjects
(Example: Blue sky, solid-color walls, etc.)
• Subjects
in very low light
• Extremely backlit or reflective subjects
(Example: Car with a highly reflective body, etc.)
• Near and far subjects covered by
an AF point
(Example: Animal
in a cage, etc.)
4) Repetitive patterns
(Example: Skyscraper windows, computer keyboards, etc.)
In such cases, do one of the following:
(1) With One-Shot
AF, focus an object at the same distance as the
subject and lock the focus before recomposing (p.52).
(2) Set the lens focus mode switch to <MF> and focus manually.
MF: Manual Focusing
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2
Focusing ring
Set the lens focus mode switch to
<MF>.
Focus the subject.
• Focus by turning the lens focusing
ring until the subject looks sharp
in
the viewfinder.
[l] If you press the shutter button halfway during manual focusing, the AF point
which achievedfocU5 will be displayed and the focus confirmation light
<. > will light in th~ viewfinder.
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