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My new Nikon 5400 is very bad at automatic focusing in poor light. I usually
use it in the automatic mode and I am trying to decide if the thing is
faulty or not. It is now over 4 months old so I would need to return it
directly to Nikon. Reading various reports on this camera suggest a in built
auto focus problem, hence my dilemma.

If I try to take a picture at night in a room illuminated by say a 100w bulb
the auto focus will only lock in 20 to 30 % of the time. I tried to take
some photos of a new born baby in a hospital room and found great difficulty
in getting a focus lock. If I use the zoom this problem seems to be worse.
In daylight the camera works fine.

My last camera (Fuji F601) did not seem to have any problem.

Any feedback from other owners would be appreciated, please reply to group -
Thank you.

Mike.

I have noticed some difficulty in dark light also. It appears to be in
focus when I decide to squeeze the shutter, it then goes dramatically
out of focus, then comes back in...a long lag, and yes, bothersome.


Mike wrote:

> My new Nikon 5400 is very bad at automatic focusing in poor light. I usually
> use it in the automatic mode and I am trying to decide if the thing is
> faulty or not. It is now over 4 months old so I would need to return it
> directly to Nikon. Reading various reports on this camera suggest a in built
> auto focus problem, hence my dilemma.
>
> If I try to take a picture at night in a room illuminated by say a 100w bulb
> the auto focus will only lock in 20 to 30 % of the time. I tried to take
> some photos of a new born baby in a hospital room and found great difficulty
> in getting a focus lock. If I use the zoom this problem seems to be worse.
> In daylight the camera works fine.
>
> My last camera (Fuji F601) did not seem to have any problem.
>
> Any feedback from other owners would be appreciated, please reply to group -
> Thank you.
>
> Mike.
>
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