Canon IXUS 860 IS appendix Shooting with the Focus Lock

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Various Shooting Methods

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

See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 228).

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: 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

1	Aim the camera so that an object at the same
	focal distance as the main subject is centered
	in the AF frame.
2	Press the shutter button halfway to lock the
	focus.
3	Keep the shutter button pressed halfway while
	you recompose the image and press the shut-
	ter button all the way to shoot the image.