when I press the shutter button all the way down? It just doesn't take the picture. What is it telling me?
2007-07-17 12:55:48 · 15 answers · asked by m&ms 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Pressing the shutter button halfway down, or half-depressing allows your camera to focus on the subject.
Fully depress (or press down) the shutter button all the way to snap your photo.
It's always a good practice to half depress to autofocus then all the way to take your picture.
If the camera doesn't take the picture after fully depressing the shutter button, it most probably means that the subject (or thing that you're taking) is too near for the camera to focus on it (minimum focusing distance). Move the camera back alittle and try again.
To find out the minimum focus distance of your camera/lens, read the ring of the lens or the user manual.
2007-07-17 14:11:29 · answer #1 · answered by Benjymocha 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you should read your owners manual.
Every camera has a different speed that it actually takes the picture. The technology of the camera is what makes each one different.
ALSO if you have a good camera with auto focus (there was a time a camera didnt do this at all and you had to do this for yourself) It is trained to focus before it takes the shot.
SO you ever try to take a picture of something happening right now and is really a kodak moment and you push the button on the camera and it takes too long and you missed your shot?
It sounds like your camera allows you to focus on one position and when the event happens you can take the picture and not miss it.
Example.. At the finish line you want the picture right when they cross the line and you don't want to miss it when the do so you FOCUS your camera and wait for the moment and seize it. SO you have to press the button a second time maybe?
Now I could be wrong about this .. so that's why you should read your manual or call the company. Camera's are set for many different options and sometimes unless you are into them do you know what they are and how to use them.
2007-07-17 13:03:37 · answer #2 · answered by lildulagirl 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
On most auto focus cameras the shutter will not fire if the lens cannot find something to focus on. The auto focus needs enough light and something big enough for the sensors to read an object and set focus. The camera not taking a picture when you press all the way down is a safe guard to let you know the image is not in focus. Some cameras have better sensors than others, some older lenses don't focus as good as newer ones, etc. Auto focus has a difficult time with subjects far away in dim lit situations. Some cameras will have little lights that will come on to help assist auto focus on dim lit subjects but the subject have to be reasonably close.
Your only other option when you encounter these kinds of circumstances is to go to manual focus and look for the indicator in viewfinder (depending on what kind of camera you have) that should tell you when something is in focus. On my Nikon it is a little green dot that comes on to tell me the subject is in focus.
2007-07-18 01:36:01 · answer #3 · answered by Moose 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is supposed to do that just to auto focus. I use that when I want to catch some thing moving fast, I press it down part way and when the thing I'm getting a picture of moves into the frame, I press it down all the way and it instantly takes the picture instead of waiting three or four seconds for it to focus. Also, when you have the flash up it will flash the light a couple of times. This is good when takes pics of people because it reduces red eye.
And by the way, it is NOT broken and it does NOT need new batteries. Just so you know that for sure.
2007-07-17 12:59:36 · answer #4 · answered by Alyssa 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If it doesn't happen all the time, it may be that there isn't anything the distance sensor can get a good enough signal from to set the auto-focus distance.
There is usually an area marked within the viewfinder that is the 'focus' area. Try pointing that at a nearby vertical surface and see if it seems to focus correctly.
Possibly try cleaning the lens as well.
2007-07-17 13:05:53 · answer #5 · answered by Jay 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
When shooting self-portraits, you need to prefocus where you will be using the manual focus feature on the lens/camera or use a remote shutter release. Remote shutter releases are the best since you do not have to run back and forth, using the cameras self-timer
2016-05-20 22:47:13 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you tried holding the button down? Take it to a shop get it checked the spring for the button/shutter may be out of place.
2007-07-17 12:59:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
When u press it half way it does its autofocus thing. Then your suppost to press it all the way down. So do it halfway, hold the camera steady, then press it all the way down when the focus is good. Viola!
2007-07-17 12:58:40 · answer #8 · answered by tha_g_child_2000 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
its called auto focus, most digital cameras have it. usually it will give you some indication that it has focused correctly after a few seconds, then press the button harder and it will take a perfectly focused picture.
2007-07-17 12:59:39 · answer #9 · answered by silvergizmo 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Its most likely Auto focus.
Its trying to focus but it might beto dark
and it cant focus on anything, sometimes it cant focus on bright white either.
2007-07-18 08:12:02 · answer #10 · answered by pluffy04 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋