Reference Guide (PDF Edition)

Problems and solutions
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Photos are out of focus:●
･ Is the camer
a in manual focus mode? To enable autofocus, select AF-A,
AF-S, AF-C, or AF-F for focus mode.
･ Autofocus does not perform well under the following conditions. In
these cases, use manual focus or focus lock. Autofocus does not perform
well if: there is little or no contrast between the subject and the
background, the focus point contains objects at dierent distances from
the camera, the subject is dominated by regular geometric patterns, the
focus point contains areas of sharply contrasting brightness, background
objects appear larger than the subject, or the subject contains many ne
details.
The beep does not sound:●
･ Is [O
n] selected for [Silent photography] in the photo shooting menu?
･ If AF-C is selected for focus mode or if AF-A is selected and you are
shooting in AF-C, a beep will not sound when the camera focuses.
･ Select an option other than [O] for [Beep options] > [Beep on/o] in
the setup menu.
･ The beep does not sound in video mode.
The full range of shutter speeds is not available:●
Using a ash r
estricts the range of shutter speeds available. Flash sync
speed can be set to values of 1/200–1/60 s using Custom Setting e1 [Flash
sync speed]. When using ash units that support auto FP high-speed
sync, choose [1/200 s (Auto FP)] for a full range of shutter speeds.
Focus does not lock when the shutter-release button is pressed
halfw
ay:
●
If AF-C is selected for focus mode or if AF-A is selected and you are
shooting in AF-C, press the
A
(
g
) button to lock the focus.
Focus-point selection is not available:●
Not available when [A
uto-area AF], [Auto-area AF (people)], or [Auto-
area AF (animals)] is selected for AF-area mode.