Contax T3 - Page 21

• If the “ V ” mark lights when the shutter release button is depressed
halfway, the camera's exposure meter has determined that the subject
has insufficient available light, and the flash will be triggered
automatically when the shutter is released. If the “ V ” mark blinks
quickly (4 times/sec), the subject is outside the effective flash operating
range. Refer to the table on page 29 and approach your subject closer
until the blinking indicator lights steadily.
• If the “ A ” mark blinks when the shutter release button is depressed
halfway, the distance between camera and subject is too close; the
shutter will not operate in this condition. Move farther from the subject
(minimum 0.35 m) and try again.
• If the camera is unable to lock focus on the desired subject, the
indicator will blink rapidly and the shutter will not operate. Try focusing
on another object located at the same distance from the camera then,
while continuing to depress the shutter release button halfway, train the
camera on the subject again and take the picture.
• If the “500” blinks inside the viewfinder display, the subject is too bright
for the camera’s automatic exposure capability and will be overexposed.
Autofocus (AF) Assist Light
When focusing on a dim or low-contrast subject, the AF assist
light window emits a beam of infrared light to improve the
accuracy of the camera’s autofocus mechanism.
The effective range of AF assist light is about 4.7 meters.
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