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Exposure, problems, Focus, Color problems, Photography basics - exposure, and color

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Basic Photography basics - exposure, focus, and color A little knowledge about exposure, focus and color will come in handy when you are having trouble with a shot. Are images dark? Exposure problems Refer to P48 In program AE mode [ ], Auto Exposure (AE) normally sets the correct exposure for you, but images may be dark if there is backlight. Use exposure compensation in these situations for brighter images. Focus problems Refer to P32, 46 In program AE mode [ ], Auto Focus (AF) normally sets the correct focus for you, but images may be unfocused in the following situations. The camera can focus between 50 cm (1.64 feet) (Wide)/1 m (3.28 feet) (Tele) and Z. - When shooting something that is far away and something that is close by at the same time. - When shooting through a dirty window. - When there are sparkling or shiny objects around the subject. - When shooting in a dark place. - When shooting a subject that is moving fast. - When shooting a scene with minimal contrast. - When shooting something very bright. - When taking a close-up picture of the subject. - When there is jitter. Use AF/AE lock or macro in these situations. Refer to P73 for details in face detection function. Color problems Refer to P70 How the subject appears depends on the kind of lighting, so colors in different lights will be different. This unit adjusts the color automatically to give a more natural result. (Auto white balance) You can also adjust the white balance to suit different situations to reproduce natural colors. You can finely adjust the white balance independently for each white balance item. 31 VQT1L86

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Basic
Photography basics – exposure, focus, and color
A little knowledge about exposure, focus and color will come in handy when you are
having trouble with a shot.
Are images dark?
Exposure
problems
Refer to P
48
In program AE mode [
], Auto Exposure (AE) normally sets
the correct exposure for you, but images may be dark if there
is backlight.
Use exposure compensation in these situations for
brighter images.
Focus
problems
Refer to P
32,
46
In program AE mode [
], Auto Focus (AF) normally sets the
correct focus for you, but images may be unfocused in the
following situations. The camera can focus between 50 cm
(1.64 feet) (Wide)/1 m (3.28 feet) (Tele) and
Z
.
When shooting something that is far away and something
that is close by at the same time.
When shooting through a dirty window.
When there are sparkling or shiny objects around the
subject.
When shooting in a dark place.
When shooting a subject that is moving fast.
When shooting a scene with minimal contrast.
When shooting something very bright.
When taking a close-up picture of the subject.
When there is jitter.
Use AF/AE lock or macro in these situations. Refer to P
73
for details in face detection function.
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Color problems
Refer to P
70
How the subject appears depends on the kind of lighting, so
colors in different lights will be different. This unit adjusts the
color automatically to give a more natural result. (Auto white
balance)
You can also adjust the white balance to suit different
situations to reproduce natural colors. You can
fi
nely
adjust the white balance independently for each white
balance item.