HP M407 manual Focusing the Camera, Using Auto Focus

Focusing the Camera

Using Auto Focus

The focus brackets in the Live View screen show the focus region for the still picture you are taking or the video clip you are recording. (See Using Live View on page 30.) When you press the Shutter button halfway down to take a still picture, the camera automatically measures and then locks the focus in the focus region. The AF viewfinder light turns on solid green and the focus brackets in the Live View screen turn green when the camera has found and locked the focus.

When you have the camera set to any of the shooting modes

other than Macro (see Using the Shooting Modes on page 38), the camera will attempt to auto focus using the normal focus range of 0.5 m (20 in) to infinity. However, when the camera cannot focus in these shooting modes, one of the following will occur:

zThe AF viewfinder light will blink green and the focus brackets in Live View will turn red. If you press the Shutter button all the way down, the camera will still take the picture, but the picture may be out of focus. To focus the picture, release the Shutter button, re-frame the subject for your picture, and then press the Shutter button halfway down again.

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