Shooting With The Af Lock - Canon Powershot A550 Advanced User's Manual

Shooting with the AF Lock

1
Turn on the LCD monitor.
2
Aim the camera so that an object at the
same focal distance as the main subject is
centered in the AF frame.
3
Press and hold the shutter button halfway
and press
The icon will appear on the LCD monitor.
4
Re-aim the camera to compose the shot as
desired and shoot.
To Release the AF Lock
Press the button.
When shooting with the focus lock or AF lock using the LCD
monitor, setting
(p. 39) makes shooting easier since the camera focuses
using the center AF frame only.
The AF frame will not appear in
The AF lock is convenient because you can let go of the
shutter button to compose the image. Moreover, the AF lock
is still effective after the picture is taken, allowing you to
capture a second image with the same focus.
*Can be operated in
the button.
(AiAF) to [Off] in the
and
(Rec.) menu
mode.
modes.
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