Canon SX130IS Digital Camera User Manual


 
Shooting with the AF Lock
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The focus can be locked. After locking the focus, the focal distance will not
change even when you release your finger from the shutter button.
Lock the focus.
Keep the shutter button pressed halfway
and press the q button.
XThe focus locks, and and the MF
indicator appear on the screen.
After you release your finger from the
shutter button, press the q button again,
then press the qr buttons or turn the Â
dial to choose . The focus will unlock.
Compose the scene and shoot.
If a face is not detected and only gray frames (no white frame) appear, an
AF Frame will appear in the center of the screen when you press the
shutter button halfway.
The AF frame will appear in the center of the screen if you press the
shutter button halfway when Servo AF (p. 83) is set to [On] and a face is
not detected.
Examples of faces that cannot be detected:
The camera may mistakenly identify non-human subjects as a face.
If the camera cannot focus when you press the shutter button halfway,
the AF frame will not appear.
Subjects that are far away or extremely close.
Subjects that are dark or light.
Faces turned to the side or at a diagonal, or faces with a portion hidden.
Shooting with the AF Lock
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