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2
h
Very shiny subjects such as a mirror or car body.
h
Subjects photographed through glass.
h
Subjects that do not reflect well, such as hair or fur.
h
Subjects with no substance, such as smoke or flames.
h
When the subject is dark.
h
When there is very little contrast between the subject
and the background (such as white walls or subjects
dressed in the same color as the background).
◆
Subjects not suitable for autofocus
◆
h
Subjects moving at high speed.
h
When something other than your subject is close to
the AF frame, has contrasting areas of light and
dark and is either closer or further away than your
subject (as when you photograph someone against
a background with strongly contrasting elements).
For subjects of this type, use AF/AE lock (
➡
P.29).
Though the FinePix S3000 uses an accurate autofocus mechanism, it may have difficulty focusing or not be able
to focus at all for the types of subject and situation listed below. In such cases, the image may be out of focus.
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Indicator Lamp Display
Display
Status
Lit green
Ready to shoot.
Blinking green
AF/AE operating or camera shake/AF warning (ready to shoot)
Blinking green and orange
alternately
Recording data to the
xD-Picture Card
(ready to shoot).
Lit orange
Recording data to the
xD-Picture Card
(not ready to shoot)
Blinking orange
Charging the flash (flash will not fire)
Blinking red
i
xD-Picture Card
-related warning
The
xD-Picture Card
is not loaded, is not formatted, is incorrectly formatted or is fully
recorded.
xD-Picture Card
fault.
i
Lens operation error.
Blinking green
(1-second intervals)
Camera in Power Save mode (
➡
P.79)
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To take the picture, press the shutter button down
fully without lifting your finger off it. The camera
beeps and takes the picture, and the data is then
recorded.
●
!
There is a slight delay between the Shutter button
being pressed and the shot being taken. If
necessary, playback the shot to check the image.
●
!
If you press the Shutter button down fully in one motion,
the shot is taken without the AF frame changing.
●
!
When you take a picture, the indicator lamp lights
orange (not ready to shoot) before switching back to
green to indicate that the camera is again ready for
shooting.
●
!
The Indicator lamp blinks orange while the flash is
charging. The screen may go dark briefly. This is
normal and does not indicate a fault.
●
!
See P.117-119 for information on the warning displays.
Beep
8
◆
Warnings displayed when the Shutter
button is pressed down halfway
◆
V
Shot not focused.
i
Move at least 2 m (6.6 ft.) away from the
subject before taking the shot.
i
Use AF/AE lock to take the shot (
➡
P.29).
\
Strong likelihood of camera shake
due to the slow shutter speed.
i
Use the flash.
i
Use a tripod.
Solution
Solution
TAKING PICTURES (AUTO MODE)
