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z The AF viewfinder light will blink green, the focus brackets will turn red, and the Macro icon will blink in the Live View screen. In this case, the camera detects that the focus is closer than the normal range. The camera will still take the picture, but the picture may be out of focus. To focus the picture, either move farther away from the subject you are trying to photograph, or set the camera to the Macro shooting mode (see Using the Shooting Modes on page 38). Finally, if the camera is set to the Macro shooting mode but detects that either the focus is closer or farther away than the Macro range of 0.1 to 0.5 m (4 to 20 in), or there is not enough contrast or light in the focus region, both viewfinder lights will blink, the focus brackets will turn red, and the Macro icon will blink in the Live View screen. In these cases, the camera will not take a picture if it cannot find focus. If the subject for the picture is not within the Macro range, either move farther away from or closer to the subject, or set the camera to a shooting mode other than Macro (see Using the Shooting Modes on page 38). If there is not enough contrast or light in the focus region, try using a technique called Focus Lock to focus on an object about the same distance away but in a higher-contrast region, and then, without releasing the Shutter button, point the camera at the subject you were originally trying to photograph (see Using Focus Lock on page 34). You can also simply turn on more light, if that is possible. Chapter 2: Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips 33

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Chapter 2: Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips
33
The
AF
viewfinder light will blink green, the focus brackets
will turn red, and the
Macro
icon will blink in the
Live
View
screen. In this case, the camera detects that the focus is
closer than the normal range. The camera will still take the
picture, but the picture may be out of focus. To focus the
picture, either move farther away from the subject you are
trying to photograph, or set the camera to the
Macro
shooting mode (see
Using the Shooting Modes
on
page 38).
Finally, if the camera is set to the
Macro
shooting mode but
detects that either the focus is closer or farther away than the
Macro
range of 0.1 to 0.5 m (4 to 20 in)
,
or there is not
enough contrast or light in the focus region, both viewfinder
lights will blink, the focus brackets will turn red
,
and the
Macro
icon will blink in the
Live View
screen. In these cases, the
camera will not take a picture if it cannot find focus.
If the subject for the picture is not within the
Macro
range,
either move farther away from or closer to the subject, or set
the camera to a shooting mode other than
Macro
(see
Using the Shooting Modes
on page 38). If there is not enough
contrast or light in the focus region, try using a technique
called
Focus Lock
to focus on an object about the same
distance away but in a higher-contrast region, and then,
without releasing the
Shutter
button, point the camera at the
subject you were originally trying to photograph (see
Using
Focus Lock
on page 34). You can also simply turn on more
light, if that is possible.