FujiFilm FINEPIX A500 Owner's Manual page 31

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Continue to hold the shutter button down
halfway. Move the camera back to the
original image and press the shutter button
fully.
Fully pressed
• AF/AE lock can be applie d repeated!y before the shutter
is released
• Use AF/AE lock in a!! photography modes t£ guarantee
excellent results,
• On the FinePix A400 / FinePix A500, pressing the
shutter button down half way locks the focus and
exposure settings (AE and AE lock),
_ Subjects suitable for autofocus
not
FinePix A400 / FinePix A500 uses a high-precision
autofocusing mechanism. However, it may have difficulty
focusing on the following:
Very shiny subjects such Fast moving subjects
as a mirror or car body
• Subjects photographed through glass
• Subjects that do not reflect well, such as hair or fur
• Subjects with no substance, such as smoke or flames
• Dark subjects
• Subjects with little or no contrast between the subject
and the background (such as subjects dressed in the
same color as the background)
• Shots where another high-contrast object (not the
subject) is close to the AF frame and is either closer or
further away than your subject (such as a shot of
someone against a background with strongly
contrasting elements)
For such subjects use AF/AE lock (*p.30).
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