Various Shooting Methods

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Shooting in Manual Focus Mode

The focus can be manually set.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Not available in

or

mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Turn on the LCD monitor.

 

 

 

 

2

Press the

 

 

 

 

button several times.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The

icon and the MF indicator

MF Indicator

 

 

 

 

are displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When the

 

 

 

 

 

menu’s [MF-Point

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zoom] is set to [On], the portion of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the image in the AF frame will

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

appear magnified*. The magnified

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

position will differ depending on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AF Frame Mode (p. 93) setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- When set to [Face Detect], [AiAF]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or [Center], the center of the LCD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

monitor is magnified.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- When set to [FlexiZone], the location of the AF frame

 

 

 

 

displayed immediately prior to setting the manual focus will

 

 

 

display magnified.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* The image will not appear magnified in

mode, when the digital

 

 

 

zoom or digital tele-converter is activated or when a TV is used as the

 

 

 

display.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Can also be set so that the image displayed is not magnified (p. 45).

 

 

Depending on the shooting mode, pressing the

button will

 

 

 

switch between the setting items as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

, ,

,

 

,

 

Exposure compensation/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mode/Exposure compensation/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mode/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shutter speed/Exposure compensation/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aperture value/Exposure compensation/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shutter speed/Aperture value/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Press the

 

 

 

or

button and adjust the focus.

The MF indicator shows approximate figures. Use them as a shooting guideline only.

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Canon A650 IS Shooting in Manual Focus Mode, Turn on the LCD monitor Press Button several times, Focus can be manually set

A650 IS specifications

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