Getting Your Subject In Focus - Samsung NX10 User Manual

Under the following circumstances, it may be difficult to
get your subject in focus when:
• When the color contrast is not clear
(When someone is wearing clothes similar in color to the background)
• When the subject is in front of a strong backlight
• When the subject generates strong reflected light
• When there is a horizontally repeated line pattern (window blinds, etc.)
• When the subject is not located in the center
• When there is a flat white wall behind the subject which does not have
specific patterns.
• When there is a fast moving subject.
• When the subject is too close to the camera.
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Please try to use the focus lock function.
Adjust the focus by using the half-shutter function where the
camera can focus easily. Then, simply press the [Shutter]
button after moving the camera to a desired composition. Keep
pressing and holding down the half-shutter until you actually
make a photo shot.
Under the half-shutter state, press the [AEL] button of the
camera to fix the exposure value and focus information at the
same time according to the setting. To cancel the function, press
the [AEL] button once more. (p. 77)

Getting your subject in focus

Using the manual focus
If the auto focus function does not operate normally
due to the environmental factors, your can set the lens
to Manual Focus (MF) and adjust the focus manually.
When the lens' focus method is set to Manual Focus
(MF), this function helps focus the subject by expanding
the screen automatically. If the focus is adjusted by
using the expanded image, the focus can be adjusted
more accurately. (p. 63)
• Use the [AF/MF] control switch on the lens to
switch the camera to manual focus.
• If the lens doesn't have an AF/MF switch you
may be able to select Manual Focus in the AF
mode menu.
• The availability of this option differs, depending
on the lens you are using.
• When you adjust the focus manually, the picture
may appear blurred if you don't set the focus
accurately. Take pictures after setting the focus
accurately.
• When using the manual focus function,
the AF Area is not available to use.
• In the movie shooting mode, you can not set
the focus by using the expanded image.