Canon 3543B001AA ZR Instruction Manual - Page 68

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? The camera won't focus. • The camera is on manual focus (p. 49). • The finder unit lens needs adjusting E (p. 17). • The lens is dirty (p. 65). Note: Some subjects are not suitable for autofocus. In these situations, you will often get better results using manual focus (see p. 49). Focus on something which is about the same distance away, lock the focus, and then point the camera at your original, hard-to-focus subject. Horizontal stripes Many subjects at different distances Behind glass Without much contrast (e.g. a white wall) Reflective surfaces (e.g. shiny car surfaces) Fast moving objects Slanted subjects Dark subjects Night scenes ? Contents of data code display may • Check settings made for date/time. vary. Note: Contents of data code display may change according to D/TIME SEL. or DATA CODE settings made on the menu. Setting the "Data Code" Setting "Select Date/Time" "Date/Time" "Date" JAN. 1,1998 "Camera data" "Date/Time & Camera data" F32 1/2000 F32 1/2000 JAN. 1,1998 "Time" 12:00:00 AM "Date & Time" 12:00 AM JAN. 1,1998 F32 1/2000 F32 1/2000 F32 1/2000 12:00:00 AM F32 1/2000 12:00AM JAN. 1,1998 69 Additional Information

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Additional
Information
69
E
?
The camera won’t focus.
Note:
Some subjects are not suitable for autofocus. In these situations, you will often get
better results using manual focus (see p. 49). Focus on something which is about
the same distance away, lock the focus, and then point the camera at your original,
hard-to-focus subject.
The camera is on manual focus (p. 49).
The finder unit lens needs adjusting
(p. 17).
The lens is dirty (p. 65).
Reflective surfaces
(e.g. shiny car
surfaces)
Fast moving objects
Slanted subjects
Dark subjects
Night scenes
Without much
contrast (e.g. a white
wall)
Behind glass
Many subjects at
different distances
Horizontal stripes
Note:
Contents of data code display may change according to D/TIME SEL. or DATA
CODE settings made on the menu.
Check settings made for date/time.
?
Contents of data code display may
vary.
Setting the “Data Code”
Setting “Select
Date/Time”
“Date”
“Date & Time”
“Time”
“Date/Time”
“Camera data”
“Date/Time &
Camera data”
F32
1/2000
12:00AM
JAN. 1,1998
F32
1/2000
12:00:00 AM
F32
1/2000
F32
1/2000
12:00 AM
JAN. 1,1998
12:00:00 AM
JAN. 1,1998
F32
1/2000
F32
1/2000
JAN. 1,1998