Focus Signals; Special Focusing Situations - Minolta DiMAGE F100 Instruction Manual

Focus signals

This digital camera has a quick, accurate autofocusing system. The focus icon in the lower right cor-
ner of the LCD monitor and the green focus lamp next to the viewfinder indicate the focus status.
Focus icon: white
Focus lamp: steady
Focus icon: red
Focus lamp: blinking
• If the subject lock is lost, the monitor icon will change from white to red, but the focus lamp will
continue to glow steadily. For more about Subject Tracking AF, see page 64.
• The shutter can be released even if the camera cannot focus on the subject.
• When the AF system cannot focus, the focus is set to 2 m (6.5 ft). In this case, focus lock with
Focus Area Selection can be used (p. 50, 51).

Special focusing situations

The camera may not be able to focus in certain situations. If the autofocus system cannot focus on a
subject, the focus icon will turn red. In this situation, focus-lock with Focus Area Selection can be
used to focus on an object at the same distance as the main subject and then the image can be
recomposed on the monitor (p. 50, 51).
The subject is too
dark.
Subject locked. The camera will continue to track the
subject within the focus frames.
Cannot focus. The subject is too close or a special
situation is preventing the AF system from focusing.
The subject in the
focus frame is low
in contrast.
Two subjects at dif-
ferent distances
overlap in the focus
frame.
The subject is near
a very bright object
or area.
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