Shooting In Manual Focus Mode - Canon PowerShot A710 IS Advanced User's Manual

3
Press and hold the shutter button halfway
and press the
The icon and the MF indicator 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.
The AF lock cannot be used in the
When shooting with the focus lock or AF lock using the LCD
monitor, setting [AF Frame] to [Center] (p. 44) 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.

Shooting in Manual Focus Mode

The focus can be manually set.
1
Turn on the LCD monitor.
2
Press the
The MF indicator is displayed.
When the
Point Zoom] is set to [On], the portion
of the image in the AF frame will
appear magnified*.
* The image will not appear magnified in
mode, when the digital zoom or digital
tele-converter is activated or when a TV is
used as the display.
* Can also be set so that the image displayed is not magnified
(p. 20).
button.
button several times to display
(Rec.) menu's [MF-
and modes.
mode.
MF indicator
.
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