Using Focus Lock - HP Photosmart R707 User Manual

several tries, there may not be enough contrast or light in the
focus region. Try using a technique called
focus on an object about the same distance away but in a
higher-contrast region, and then, without releasing the
Shutter button, point the camera at the object you were
originally trying to photograph (see
page 37). You can also simply turn on more light, if that is
possible.
If the AF viewfinder light blinks green, the focus brackets
!
turn red, and the
screen, one of the following is true:
•
The camera is set to the
the focus is closer than the normal range.
•
The camera is set to the
detects the focus is farther away than the macro range. In
this case, the camera will not take a picture if it cannot
find focus.
NOTE
No focus brackets appear if the camera is set to
Manual Focus
page 38).

Using Focus Lock

Focus Lock allows you to focus on a subject that is not in the
center of the picture, or to capture action shots more quickly by
pre-focusing in the area where the action will occur. You can
also use Focus Lock
contrast situations.
1
Frame the subject for your picture within the focus brackets.
2
Press the Shutter
exposure.
Chapter 2: Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips
Macro icon blinks in the
Normal Focus
Macro
(see Using the Focus Range Settings
to help achieve focus in low light or low
button halfway down to lock the focus and
Focus Lock
Using Focus Lock
Live View
range but detects
(close-up) focus range but
to
on
on
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