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Step 4-Focus and Shoot, Getting Good Results with Autofocus

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Tutorial-Taking Pictures Step 4-Focus and Shoot 4.1 Focus Press the shutter-release button halfway to set focus and exposure. With the shutter-release button pressed halfway, check the focus indicator and flash-ready lamp. Flash-ready lamp Focus indicator lights when shutter-release button is pressed halfway Green Subject in focus. Focus indicator Flashes red Camera unable to focus. Change your composition and try again. Flashready lamp On Flickers Off Flash will fire when picture is taken. Flash charging. Remove finger briefly from shutter-release button, then try again. Flash off or not required. Getting Good Results with Autofocus Autofocus performs best when there is contrast between the subject and background and the subject is evenly lit. It does not perform well if the subject is very dark or moving rapidly, if there are objects of sharply differing brightness in the scene (e.g., the sun is behind your subjects and their features are in deep shadow), or if the subject contains objects at different distances from the camera (e.g., the subject is inside a cage). 20

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Tutorial—Taking Pictures
Step 4—Focus and Shoot
4
.1
Focus
Press the shutter-release button
halfway
to set focus and expo-
sure.
Focus
indicator
Flash-
ready
lamp
Camera unable to focus.
Change your
composition and try again.
Flash charging.
Remove finger briefly from
shutter-release button, then try again.
Subject in focus.
Flash will fire when picture is taken.
Flash off or not required.
Flashes red
Flickers
Green
On
Off
Getting Good Results with Autofocus
Autofocus performs best when there is contrast between the subject and
background and the subject is evenly lit.
It does not perform well if the sub-
ject is very dark or moving rapidly, if there are objects of sharply differing
brightness in the scene (e.g., the sun is behind your subjects and their fea-
tures are in deep shadow), or if the subject contains objects at different dis-
tances from the camera (e.g., the subject is inside a cage).
Focus indicator
lights when
shutter-release
button is pressed
halfway
Flash-ready lamp
With the shutter-release button
pressed halfway, check the fo-
cus indicator and flash-ready
lamp.