Canon PowerShot A400 User Manual page 75

Shooting - Advanced Functions
Shooting Problem Subjects for
the Autofocus
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The following types of subjects may not be
suited to autofocus photography. Use the
focus lock in these situations.
• Subjects with extremely low contrast to the
surroundings
• Subjects mixing close and far objects
• Subjects with extremely bright objects at the
center of the composition
• Subjects that are moving quickly
• When shootingthrough glass, get as close as
possible to avoid reflection off the glass,
• Subjects with horizontal stripes
I Aim the camera so that a subject
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 and hold the shutter button
halfway, and wait until the camera
beeps twice.
3 Re-aim the camera direction to
compose the shot as desired and
press the shutter button all the
way.
on the subject in the center AF frame if you
set [] to [Off] in the [r_J (Rec.)] menu.
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