Canon A620 appendix Shooting with the Focus Lock, Shooting with the AF Lock

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

Shooting 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

The focus lock can be used in any shooting mode.

1 Aim 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.

2 Press the shutter button halfway.

3 Re-aim the camera to compose the shot as desired and press the shutter button fully.

Shooting with the AF Lock

The AF lock cannot be used in the and modes, and

when is set to .

1 Turn on the LCD monitor.

2 Aim the camera so that an object at the same focal distance as the main subject is centered in the AF frame.

Shooting

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