Canon EOS Rebel T5i Instruction Manual

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103Autofocus can fail to achieve focus (viewfinder’s focus confirmation light<o> blinks) with certain subjects such as the following:Very low-contrast subjects(Example: Blue sky, solid-color walls, etc.)Subjects in very low lightExtremely backlit or reflective subjects(Example: Car with a highly reflective body, etc.)Near and far subjects covered by an AF point(Example: Animal in a cage, etc.)Repetitive patterns(Example: Skyscraper windows, computer keyboards, etc.)In such cases, do either of the following:(1) With One-Shot AF, focus an object at the same distance as thesubject and lock the focus before recomposing (p.61).(2) Set the lens focus mode switch to <MF> and focus manually.1 Set the lens focus mode switch to.2 Focus the subject.Focus by turning the lens focusingring until the subject looks sharp inthe viewfinder.Subjects Difficult to FocusMF: Manual FocusingFor subjects difficult to focus during Live View shooting with [u+Tracking],[FlexiZone - Multi], or [FlexiZone - Single], see page 165.Focusing ringIf you hold down the shutter button halfway during manual focusing, the AFpoint achieving focus will light up briefly in red, the beeper will sound, andthe focus confirmation light <o> in the viewfinder will light up.COPY