Reference Manual

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Problems and Solutions
Shooting
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The display in the viewfinder or monitor turns off without
warning:
Choose longer delays for Custom Setting c3 [Power off delay].
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The camera takes time to turn on:
More time will be needed to find files if the memory card contains
large numbers of files or folders.
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The shutter cannot be released:
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Is a memory card inserted, and if so, does it have space available?
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Is the memory card write-protected?
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If you selected mode S after selecting a shutter speed of “Bulb” or
“Time” in mode M, choose a different shutter speed.
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Is [Release locked] selected for [Slot empty release lock] in the
setup menu?
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The camera is slow to respond to the shutter-release button:
Select [Off] for Custom Setting d4 [Exposure delay mode].
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Burst shooting is unavailable:
Burst shooting cannot be used in conjunction with HDR.
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Photos are out of focus:
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Is the camera in manual focus mode? To enable autofocus, select
AF-S, AF-C, or AF-F for focus mode.
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Autofocus does not perform well under the following conditions. In
these cases, use manual focus or focus lock. Autofocus does not
perform well if: there is little or no contrast between the subject and
the background, the focus point contains objects at different
distances from the camera, the subject is dominated by regular
geometric patterns, the focus point contains areas of sharply
contrasting brightness, background objects appear larger than the
subject, or the subject contains many fine details.