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Step 3 Focus and Shoot
Basic Photography and Playback: G Easy Auto Mode
B During Saving
While images are being saved, the number of exposures remaining display will blink. Do not open
the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover.
Removing the memory card or the batteries during saving may result in loss of data or in damage to
the saved data, camera or card.
B Autofocus Performance
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 standing in front of a
white wall, wearing a white shirt)
• Several objects are at different distances from the camera (e.g. the subject is inside a cage)
• Subjects with repeating patterns (window blinds, buildings with multiple rows of similarly shaped
windows, etc.)
• Subject is moving rapidly
In these situations, try pressing the shutter-release button halfway again to refocus, several times if
necessary. If the subject is still not in focus, select auto mode and use focus lock (A 46) to take the
picture by first focusing on an object that is the same distance from the camera as the desired
subject.
B Note on Face Detection
See “Notes on Face Detection” (A 31) for more information.
C AF-assist Illuminator and Flash
If the subject is dimly lit, the AF-assist illuminator (A 103) may light when the shutter-release
button is pressed halfway, and the flash (A 26) may fire when the shutter-release button is pressed
all the way down.
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