Special Focusing Situations - Minolta ZOOM 160C Manual

SPECIAL FOCUSING SITUATIONS

The camera may not be able to focus in certain situations. At this time, the
focus-lock function (p. 24) can be used to focus on an object at the same
distance as your subject, and then the image can be recomposed to take the
picture.
When your subject is
near a very bright object
or area.
When two subjects
overlap in the focus
frame.
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When a low-contrast The green focus lamp will blink
area fills the focus slowly to warn that focus cannot
be confirmed. The shutter can
frame.
be released and the focus will
be set to infinity; when using the
flash, the focus is set between
2.3 - 6.8m (7.5 - 22.3 ft.)
When the subject is
depending on the focal length
composed of a regular
used. Under certain conditions
repeating pattern.
with regular repeating patterns,
the green focus lamp may blink
rapidly and the shutter will be
locked.
BASIC OPERATION
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