User's Manual

Step 3 Focus and Shoot

Basic Photography and Playback: A (Auto) Mode

B Note on Saving Images

While images are being saved, the number of exposures remaining will blink. Do not open the

battery-chamber/memory card slot cover while images are being saved. Cutting power or

removing the memory card in these circumstances could result in loss of data or in damage to the

camera or card.

B Autofocus

Autofocus may not perform as expected in the following situations. In some rare cases, the subject

may not be in focus despite the fact that the focus area or the focus indicator glows green:

• Subject is very dark

• Objects of sharply differing brightness are included in the scene (e.g. the sun is behind the subject

and the subject is in deep shadow)

• No contrast between the subject and surroundings (e.g. when the subject is wearing a white shirt

and is standing in front of a white wall)

• Subject contains objects of varying distances from the camera (such as a cage with an animal inside)

• Subjects with repeating patterns (window blinds, buildings with multiple rows of similarly shaped

windows, etc.)

• Subject is moving rapidly

In the situations noted above, try pressing the shutter-release button halfway to refocus several

times, or focus on another subject positioned at the same distance from the camera as the actual

desired subject, and use focus lock (A 51).

B Note on Face Detection

See “AF Area Mode” (A 50) or “Face Detection” (A 52) for more information.

B When the Subject Is Close to the Camera

If the camera cannot focus, try shooting with macro mode (A 36) or the Close-up scene mode

(A 64).

C Flash

• When the flash mode (A 30) is set to U (auto) (default

setting) and the subject is dimly lit, the flash pops up

automatically when the shutter-release button is pressed

halfway, and the flash fires when the shutter-release button is

pressed the rest of the way.

• If the flash mode is set to W (off) (A 30), the camera can shoot

pictures with the flash lowered.

• Lower the flash by gently pushing it down. When not taking

pictures, lower the flash.