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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

- Shooting panoramic images

- Background Defocus

- Tracking focus

- 3D Still Image

- Shooting with the 3D Sweep Panorama function

- Shooting with the Sweep Multi Angle function

#### Overly bright conditions

- Background Defocus

- Tracking focus

#### Varying levels of brightness

- Tracking focus

#### Flickering lights

- Shooting panoramic images

- Shooting with the 3D Sweep Panorama function

#### Subjects too close to the camera

- Shooting panoramic images

- Shooting with the 3D Sweep Panorama function

- Shooting with the Sweep Multi Angle function

- 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

- Shooting with the 3D Sweep Panorama function

#### Subjects too small or too large

- Tracking focus

- Background Defocus

- Shooting with the 3D Sweep Panorama function

#### Background the same color as the subject

- Background Defocus

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

- Shooting panoramic images

- Superior Auto

- Shooting with the 3D Sweep Panorama function

- Shooting with the Sweep Multi Angle function

#### Scenes changing constantly, such as waterfalls

- Shooting panoramic images

- Superior Auto

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