Nikon N6006 - Manual (Page 50)

SPECIAL FOCUSING SITUATIONS
Autofocus operation depends on general lighting, subject contrast and detail, and other technical
points. In those rare situations where autofocus is not possible, • blinks telling you to...
A. Very dark subject
Focus manually with clear matte
field, or for autofocus, focus on
another, brighter subject located at
same distance then use focus
lock.
Or, use a Nikon autofocus Speed-
light to perform autofocus with AF
illuminator (See page 84).
B. Low-contrast subject
Focus manually with clear matte
field, or for autofocus, focus on
another subject at same distance
but with more contrast, then use
focus lock.
C. Subject with no vertical
lines
Focus manually with clear matte
field, or for autofocus, turn the
camera sideways. You can also
perform autofocus on another
subject at same distance but with
vertical lines, using focus lock.
D. Scene with subjects located at
different distances
E. Bright subjects with a shiny sur­
face, such as silver or aluminum
F. Strongly backlit subjects
G. When using a linear polarizing
filter, or special fitter* such as a
soft-focus filter
"Circular polarizing filter can be used for autofocus operation.
Focus manually
with clear malte
field.
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