Troubleshooting 191Image is blurred or out of focus.The camera moves whenthe shutter button ispressed.z Confirm the procedures in“ appears” (p. 189).AF-assist Beam is set to[Off].z In dark places where it is difficult forthe camera to focus, the AF-assistBeam will emit to assist focusing. Asthe AF-assist Beam will not functionwhen turned off, set it [On] to activateit (p. 49). Take care not to obstructthe AF-assist Beam with your handwhen used.Subject is out of focal range. z Shoot with the subject at the correctfocusing distance (p. 214).z The camera may be set to anunintended function (such as Macro).Cancel the setting.The subject is hard to focuson.z Use the focus lock, AF lock to shoot(p. 100).Subject in recorded image is too dark.Insufficient light forshooting.z Set the flash to (Flash on) (p. 71).The subject isunderexposed because thesurroundings are too bright.z Set the exposure compensation to apositive (+) setting (p. 107).z Use the AE Lock or spot meteringfunctions (pp. 102, 108).Subject is too far away forflash to reach.z Shoot with the subject within thecorrect flash range when using thebuilt-in flash (p. 215).z Raise the ISO speed and then shoot(p. 104).
