Canon IXUS82IS Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects Focus Lock, AF Lock, Shooting with the Focus Lock

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

Available Shooting Modes

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

•Subjects with extremely low contrast to the surroundings

•Scenes with a mixture of near and far subjects

•Subjects with extremely bright objects at the center of the composition

•Subjects that are moving quickly

•Subjects through glass

Shooting with the Focus Lock

Focus lock can be operated 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	While pressing the shutter button halfway, re-
	compose the shot.
3	Press the shutter button all the way to shoot
	the image.

Shooting with the AF Lock

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.

3 Press and hold the shutter button halfway and press the / button.

• The icon will display.