Canon A710 IS Turn on the LCD monitor, 1Turn on the LCD monitor, you wish to lock the exposure setting, Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock)

zDepending 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/

* Cannot be set in the or modes.

3Press the or button and adjust the focus. zThe MF indicator shows approximate figures. Use them as a

shooting guideline only.

To Cancel the Manual Focus

Press the button.

The manual focus cannot be used in the and modes.

Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock)

Shooting Mode

You can set the exposure and focus separately. This is effective when the contrast is too strong between the subject and background or when a subject is backlit.

You must set the flash to . The AE lock cannot be set if the flash fires.

1Turn on the LCD monitor.

2 Focus on the part of the subject on which

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you wish to lock the exposure setting.