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Canon PowerShot S5 doesn't seem to be focusing
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<blockquote data-quote="EORI" data-source="post: 606002" data-attributes="member: 43203"><p>If you can get the autofocus to work on certain objects but not others, it may or may not be a problem with the camera.</p><p></p><p>What types of scenes are you having problems with? Are you having difficulty with low-contrast subject matter? For example, any camera will have difficulty autofocusing on a white wall or a body of water. The autofocus sensors relies on some degree of contrast on the subject matter for it to work.</p><p></p><p>I'm also wondering whether your camera has simply gone into sleep mode, in which case it may take a moment for the autofocus to work.</p><p></p><p>Have you tried using the camera in Aperture or Shutter Priority modes? How about the Green automatic mode?</p><p></p><p>I had to send back my daughter's Canon p&s once because there was a problem with a misaligned lens barrel. Because the lens sticks out so much on those p&s cameras, and their build isn't exactly the most robust, your issue may very well be with the camera.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EORI, post: 606002, member: 43203"] If you can get the autofocus to work on certain objects but not others, it may or may not be a problem with the camera. What types of scenes are you having problems with? Are you having difficulty with low-contrast subject matter? For example, any camera will have difficulty autofocusing on a white wall or a body of water. The autofocus sensors relies on some degree of contrast on the subject matter for it to work. I'm also wondering whether your camera has simply gone into sleep mode, in which case it may take a moment for the autofocus to work. Have you tried using the camera in Aperture or Shutter Priority modes? How about the Green automatic mode? I had to send back my daughter's Canon p&s once because there was a problem with a misaligned lens barrel. Because the lens sticks out so much on those p&s cameras, and their build isn't exactly the most robust, your issue may very well be with the camera. [/QUOTE]
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