Canon A550 Shooting Hard-to-FocusSubjects (Focus Lock, AF Lock), Shooting with the Focus Lock, 2Press the shutter button halfway to lock the focus

Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, AF Lock)

Shooting Mode *

*Cannot be used in mode.

It may be difficult to focus on the following types of subjects.

zSubjects with extremely low contrast to the surroundings zScenes with a mixture of near and far subjects

zSubjects with extremely bright objects at the center of the composition

zSubjects that are moving quickly

zSubjects 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

1Aim 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.

2Press the shutter button halfway to lock the focus.

3Keep the shutter button pressed while you recompose the image and press the shutter button all the way to shoot the image.

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