Wingpilot wrote:
I posted this down on the Bridge Camera forum, but I don’t think many people check that forum, so I thought I’d post it here to see if anyone has an idea.
Recently I tried taking photos of the moon on a clear night. No obstructions, it was away from any trees or buildings. The P900 was set to the moon setting. I had the camera braced against a doorway, so there was no perceptible camera movement. Unfortunately all images came out blurred for some reason. When I pressed the shutter button, it would go into focus, then come out of focus. It did this for 4 separate tries and then I gave up. Anyone using the P900 have this issue? I’ve taken moon shots with it before with success. Any explanation or advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
I posted this down on the Bridge Camera forum, but... (
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I've had trouble with the autofocus at times, too. It seems like the camera wants to search for focus if there's not much contrast. I've usually just focused on the edge of the moon for a focus point. Work around is to go to manual focus; in manual focus, the exposure compensation button toggles between exposure comp. and Autofocus, using the SET Button to toggle between them. In autofocus mode, pressing the exp.comp. button autofocuses the lens, releasing it locks focus similar to BBF. If you have the Peaking feature [the little "sparkles"] turned on, you can use the ring dial on the outside of the SET button to make any minor focus adjustments you need. Press the SET button again and you are back in exposure compensation mode.