Focusing, When the camera will not focus – Toshiba Gigashot K Series User Manual
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Focusing
You can determine whether an image is focused from the color of the focus
area frame that appears when you press the REC
button down halfway.
The frame is green if the image is focused and red if it is not.
If the exposure is incorrect, the shutter speed and aperture are displayed in
red.
When the Camera Will not Focus...
Set the [AF MODE] to [CENTER] (
Next, move the camera so that the subject you want to photograph is in
the center of the shot. Then, holding down halfway the REC
button
so that the focus is set, recompose the shot as desired and press the
REC
button down fully.
This camera may have difficulty auto focusing and be unable to focus
due to the following conditions.
Where there are also objects behind or in front of the subject (as
with an animal behind bars or a person standing in front of a tree)
Very glossy subjects such as a mirror or car body
Objects with little or no reflectivity, such as fur or hair
Subjects with very low contrast (such as a person wearing clothing
of the same color as the background)
Subjects moving at high speed
Subjects with no substance, such as flames or smoke
Subjects photographed through glass
Subjects that are small and far away
Extremely bright subjects (such as lights, etc.)
In a dark location
F3.3
F3.3
1/80s
1/80s
3158
3158
F3.3
F3.3
1/80s
1/80s
3158
3158