Canon PowerShot SX540 HS - Manual (Page 73)

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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
1
Camera Basics
2 Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
3
Other Shooting Modes
4
P Mode
6
Playback Mode
7
Wi-Fi Functions
8
Setting Menu
9
Accessories
10
Appendix
Index
5
Tv, Av, and M Mode
Shooting in Manual Focus Mode
Still Images Movies
When focusing is not possible in AF mode, use manual focus. You can
specify the general focal position and then press the shutter button
halfway to have the camera determine the optimal focal position near the
position you specified. For details on the focusing range, see “Shooting
Range” (= 179).
1
Choose [ ].
● Press the [ ] button, press the [ ][ ]
buttons to choose [ ], and then press
the [ ] button.
● [ ] and the MF indicator are displayed.
2
Specify the general focal position.
● Referring to the on-screen MF indicator
(1), which shows the distance and focal
position, and the magnified display, press
the [ ][ ] buttons or turn the [ ] dial
to specify the general focal position, and
then press the [ ] button.
3
Fine-tune the focus.
● Press the shutter button halfway to have
the camera fine-tune the focal position
(Safety MF).
(1)
Shooting Range and Focusing
Shooting Close-Ups (Macro)
Still Images Movies
To restrict the focus to subjects at close range, set the camera to [ ]. For
details on the focusing range, see “Shooting Range” (= 179).
● Press the [ ] button, press the [ ][ ]
buttons to choose [ ], and then press the
[ ] button.
● Once the setting is complete, [ ] is
displayed.
● If the flash fires, vignetting may occur.
● Be careful to avoid damaging the lens.
● In the yellow bar display area below the zoom bar, [ ] will turn
gray and the camera will not focus.
● To prevent camera shake, try mounting the camera on a tripod
and shooting with the camera set to [ ] (= 43).