Selecting The Af Point - Canon EOS REBEL XS Instruction Manual

[] Selecting the AF Point*
-$- shooting Tips
® When shooting a portrait up cJose, use One-Shot AF and focus
the eyes,
if you focus the eyes first, you can then recompose and the face will
remain sharp.
® if it is difficuJt to focus, seJect and use the center AF point,
The center AF point focuses the best among the seven AF points.
® To make it easier to focus a moving subject, set the camera to
automatic AF point selection and AJ Servo AR
First use the center AF point to focus, if the subject moves away
from the center AF point, the other AF points will continue to focus-
track the subject automatically.
Manual Focusing
Focusing ring
_ Set the Rensfocus mode switch to
*}_, Focus the subject.
® Focus by turning the lens focusing
ring until the subject looks sharp in
the viewfinder.
_ If you press the Shutter button halfway during manual focusing: the AF
point achieving focus flashes bdefly and the focus confirmation light
<@> in the view[inder will _!ght.
® <AF> stands for Auto Focus, <MF> stands for Manual Focus.
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