Canon POWERSHOT SX100 IS User Manual page 36

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Various Shooting Methods 1103
_ Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects
(Focus Lock, AF Lock, Manual Focus, Safety MF)
See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 222).
*
Cannotbe used
in
[] mode.
It may be difficult to focus on the following types of subjects.
• Subjects with extremely low contrast to the surroundings
• Scenes with a mixture of near and far subjects
• Subjects with extremely bright objects at the center of the composition
• Subjects that are moving quickly
• Subjects through glass: Try to shoot as close to the glass as possible
to reduce the chances of light reflecting back off the glass.
Shooting with the Focus Lock