Shooting Hard-To-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, Af Lock, Manual Focus); Shooting With The Af Lock - Canon PC1182 User Manual

Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects
(Focus Lock, AF Lock, Manual Focus)
Shooting 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
The focus lock can be used in any shooting mode.
1
Aim the camera so that an object at the
same focal distance as the main subject is
centered in the viewfinder or in the AF frame
displayed on the LCD monitor.
2
Press the shutter button halfway.
3
Re-aim the camera to compose the shot as
desired and press the shutter button fully.

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
The
monitor.
50
button.
icon and the MF indicator will appear on the LCD