Shooting With The Af Lock - Canon PowerShot SX100 IS User Manual

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Various Shooting Methods

Shooting with the AF Lock

1
Aim the camera so that an object at the same
focal distance as the main subject is centered
in the AF frame.
2
Press and hold the shutter button halfway and
press the
• and MF Indicator will be displayed to confirm the distance
from the subject.
3
Re-aim the camera to compose the shot as
desired and shoot.
To Release the AF Lock:
Press the button and use the
(Normal).
Since AF frames do not display in
so that the focus is on the target subject.
When shooting with the focus lock or AF lock using the LCD
monitor, setting [AF Frame] to [Center] (p. 98) makes
shooting easier since the camera focuses using the center
AF frame only.
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.
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button.
or
or
button to select
mode, aim the camera
mode.