Shooting with the af lock – Canon PowerShot D30 User Manual
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Index
76
Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Using GPS
Functions
Auto Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
P Mode
Playback Mode
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
Still Images
Shooting with Servo AF
This mode helps avoid missing shots of subjects in motion, because the
camera continues to focus on the subject and adjust the exposure as long
as you press the shutter button halfway.
1
Configure the setting.
z
z
Press the <
n> button, choose
[Servo AF] on the [
4] tab, and then
).
2
Focus.
z
z
The focus and exposure are maintained
where the blue AF frame is displayed
while you are pressing the shutter button
halfway.
•
Focusing may not be possible in some shooting conditions.
•
In low-light conditions, Servo AF may not be activated (AF frames
may not turn blue) when you press the shutter button halfway. In this
case, the focus and exposure are set according to the specified AF
frame mode.
•
If adequate exposure cannot be obtained, shutter speeds and
aperture values are displayed in orange. Release the shutter button,
and then press it halfway again.
•
AF lock shooting is not available.
•
[AF-Point Zoom] on the [
4] tab is not available.
•
Not available when using the self-timer (
).
Still Images
Movies
Shooting with the AF Lock
The focus can be locked. After you lock the focus, the focal position will not
change even when you release your finger from the shutter button.
1
Lock the focus.
z
z
With the shutter button pressed halfway,
press the <
q> button.
z
z
The focus is now locked, and [
%] is
displayed.
z
z
To unlock the focus, release the shutter
button and press the <
q> button again. In
this case, [
%] is no longer displayed.
2
Compose the shot and shoot.