Canon PowerShot S30 - Manual (Page 88)

86 Shooting - Selecting Particular Effects
Shooting Problem Subjects for the Autofocus (continued)
Shooting in Manual Focus Mode
The focus can be manually set.
1
Press the button to turn on the LCD monitor.
2
Press and hold the button, then use
C or D on the multicontroller.
• The focus will lock and the icon and the MF
indicator will appear on the LCD monitor. If a
particular AF frame has been manually selected,
the portion of the image in that frame will
appear magnified.*
* Except in the , modes, when the digital zoom is activated
or a TV is used as the display.
• The MF indicator shows approximate figures. Use them as a shooting
guideline only.
• Adjust the focus using C or D on the multicontroller until the image
appears focused on the LCD monitor.
• Pressing the button a second time cancels the manual focus mode.
3 Shoot the image.
• The indicator beside the viewfinder shines yellow when the shutter button is
pressed halfway.
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• This setting cannot be adjusted in shooting mode.
• You cannot change the AF frame setting while focusing manually. Cancel the
manual focus mode, then change the AF frame setting. With the changed AF
frame setting, you can resume the manual focus mode.
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• You can use manual focus in the macro focal distance 10 to 80 cm (3.9 in. to 2.6
ft.) at maximum wide angle and 30 to 80 cm (11.8 in. to 2.6 ft.) at maximum
telephoto. In this case, the fine scale is adopted.
• If the camera is protected by Digital Camera Waterproof Case WP-DC300
(optional), be sure to press and hold the button then use B or A on the
multicontroller to display the MF indicator and adjust the focus.
MF indicator