Paul Jones wrote:
> I discovered that when you try to auto-focus in a poorly lit
> room with the inbuilt flash popped it seems to fire off a
> short burst from the inbuilt flash to assist the focusing.
> I cant find this option mentioned in the manual, nor have
> I heard it mentioned on the list.
Page 33 of UK manual (under Retracting the built -in flash, section 3 of
"Built-In Flash - Smart Flash" ) reads :
"When the shutter release button is pressed halfway down where it is hard to
autofocus, such as in a dark place, the built-in flash discharges
continuously to provide illumination...."
The MZ-7 has the same feature.
>
> Also sometimes when I'm autofocusing and the camera locks on
> to a subject the autofocus confirmation light in the viewfinder just
> flashes once then goes out, even though the auto-focus is locked on.
> it keeps doing this until I turn the camera on and off a couple of times.
> Any one else had this problem?
I haven't noticed mine turning off the focus confirmation light in this
manner. Certainly I've never had to turn the camera off/on to get it to work
correctly.
I've haven't seen anybody mention that it emits a series of beeps after you
shoot the 30th picture. It got me really worried for the first 3/4 films
before I realised that it always did it after the 30th. Evidently a warning
that you're getting close to the end of the film.
Andy F
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