Casio EXZ150PKEBC Using Focus Lock, Keeping the shutter button, half-pressthe shutter button, the subject you want to focus on and then

NOTE

•Auto Focus can be used when recording snapshots only.

•Whenever you perform an optical zoom operation while shooting with Auto Focus, Macro Focus, or Manual Focus, a value will appear on the monitor screen to tell you the focus range, as shown below.

Example: oo cm to 9

*oo is the actual focusing range value.

•The operations assigned to the [4] and [6] keys with the “L/R Key” setting (page 55) are disabled while Manual Focus is selected as the focus mode.

Using Focus Lock

“Focus lock” is a technique you can use when you want	Subject to be focused on
to compose an image in which the subject you want to
focus on is not within the focus frame in the center of the
screen.

•To use focus lock, select “U Spot” for the Auto Focus area (page 54).

1.Align the monitor screen’s focus frame with

the subject you want to focus on and then	Focus frame
half-press the shutter button.

2.Keeping the shutter button half-pressed (which maintains the focus setting), move the camera to compose the image.

3.When you are ready to shoot the image, press the shutter button the rest of the way down.

NOTE

• Focus lock also locks exposure (AE).

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