Nikon 2000 - Manual (Page 30)

20
Tu
torial—T
aking Pictur
e
s
Step 4—Focus and Shoot
4 .1 Focus
Press the shutter-release button
halfway to set focus and expo-
sure.
Focus
indicator
Flash-
ready
lamp
Camera unable to focus. Change your
composition and try again.
Flash charging. Remove finger briefly from
shutter-release button, then try again.
Subject in focus.
Flash will fire when picture is taken.
Flash off or not required.
Flashes red
Flickers
Green
On
Off
Getting Good Results with Autofocus
Autofocus performs best when there is contrast between the subject and
background and the subject is evenly lit. It does not perform well if the sub-
ject is very dark or moving rapidly, if there are objects of sharply differing
brightness in the scene (e.g., the sun is behind your subjects and their fea-
tures are in deep shadow), or if the subject contains objects at different dis-
tances from the camera (e.g., the subject is inside a cage).
Focus indicator
l i g h t s w h e n
shutter-release
button is pressed
halfway
Flash-ready lamp
With the shutter-release button
pressed halfway, check the fo-
cus indicator and flash-ready
lamp.