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## Situations this camera has difficulty handling

The camera cannot take full advantage of some features under certain circumstances.
When shooting under the following conditions, either recompose the shot or change the shooting mode, then shoot the images again.

#### Low light conditions

- iSweep Panorama

- Background Defocus

- Tracking focus

- 3D Still Image

- 3D Sweep Panorama

- Sweep Multi Angle

#### Overly bright conditions

- Background Defocus

- Tracking focus

#### Varying levels of brightness

- Tracking focus

#### Flickering lights

- iSweep Panorama

- 3D Sweep Panorama

#### Subjects too close to the camera

- iSweep Panorama

- Underwater iSweep Panorama

- 3D Sweep Panorama

- Sweep Multi Angle

- Background Defocus

#### Subjects too far from the camera

- Background Defocus

#### Large moving subjects or subjects that move too quickly

- Superior Auto

- Background Defocus

- Tracking focus

- 3D Still Image

- 3D Sweep Panorama

#### Subjects too small or too large

- Tracking focus

- Background Defocus

- 3D Sweep Panorama

#### Background the same color as the subject

- Background Defocus

#### Scenes with little contrast, such as the sky, a sandy beach or underwater

- iSweep Panorama

- Underwater iSweep Panorama

- Superior Auto

- 3D Sweep Panorama

- Sweep Multi Angle

#### Scenes changing constantly, such as waterfalls

- iSweep Panorama

- Underwater iSweep Panorama

- Superior Auto

#### Many moving subjects, such as a school of fish

- Underwater iSweep Panorama

#### When you cannot stand still to shoot images, such as when underwater

- Underwater iSweep Panorama

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