Focusing - Canon ES8600 Instruction Manual

Focusing

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The camera can focus automatically. All you have to do is point it, and whatever is in the center of
the display will usually be in sharp focus.
It also has 2 functions which give you more control over focusing.
FlexiZone AF
FlexiZone AF makes autofocus much more powerful. Using the FlexiZone controller, you can
select any object that appears in the display, and the camera will bring it into focus. Choose the
FlexiZone Recording program when you want to use FlexiZone AF.
FlexiZone AF is useful in the following situations:
When your main subject is not in the center of the display
When you want to shoot a moving subject
It also makes it easy to use "focus shift" techniques. You can direct the viewer's
attention by focusing first on one part of the scene, and then on another.
1. Turn the program selector to
• The FlexiZone Control frame appears in the display.
2. Use the FlexiZone controller to move the frame over the subject.
• The controller can be moved in any direction. Press it repeatedly to move the frame little by
little. Press and hold to move the frame quickly.
• The camera adjusts the focus to suit the area inside the frame.
• When you zoom into the digital range, the FlexiZone frame becomes locked in the center of
the screen. Zoom back out from digital to optical, and the frame blinks twice, signaling that
you are again free to move the frame around the screen.
• Do not press the center of the FlexiZone controller, as this will lock the exposure.
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