471 Fully Automatic ShootingThe focus confirmation light <o> blinks and focus is not achieved.Aim the AF point over an area having good contrast between light and dark,then press the shutter button halfway. (p.80) If you are too close to the subject,move away and try again.Sometimes multiple AF points flash simultaneously.This indicates that focus has been achieved at all those AF points. As long asthe AF point covering the desired subject flashes, you can take the picture.The beeper continues to beep softly. (The focus confirmationlight <o> also does not light.)It indicates that the camera is focusing continuously on a moving subject. (Thefocus confirmation light <o> does not light.) While the beeper is beeping, youcan press the shutter button completely to shoot a moving subject in focus.Pressing the shutter button halfway will not focus the subject.When the focus mode switch on the lens is set to <MF> (Manual Focus), thecamera does not focus. Set the focus mode switch to <AF>.When I focus the subject and then zoom up and take thepicture, the focus looks soft.If you want to zoom, do it before focusing. Turning the zoom ring afterachieving focus may throw off the focus slightly.Although it is daylight, the flash popped up.For a backlit subject, the flash may pop up to help reduce harsh shadows onthe subject.In low light, the built-in flash fired a series of flashes.To assist the autofocusing, pressing the shutter button halfway may trigger thebuilt-in flash to fire a series of flashes. This is called AF-assist beam. It iseffective up to approx. 4 meters/13.1 feet away.Although flash was used, the picture came out dark.The subject was too far away. The subject should be within 5 meters/16.4 feetfrom the camera.When flash was used, the bottom part of the picture came outunnaturally dark.The subject was too close to the camera, and a shadow was created by the lens. Thesubject should be at least 1 meter/3.3 feet away from the camera. If a hood (soldseparately) has been attached to the lens, remove it before taking the flash picture.FAQ
