What wont a digital camera focus on , or what would interrupt its focusing?

Question by Blake: What wont a digital camera focus on , or what would interrupt its focusing?
What would interrupt my digital camera from focusing or what could I point my camera at that would make it not able to focus.


Best answer:

Answer by Tony
Either an object that is too close to the lens, (this may need to be very close if it is a small camera).
An area with little contrast or an area that is largely the same color.
Or a dark area, those are the main 3 things that would cause difficulty focusing.

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