Canon PowerShot SX510 HS - Manual (Page 64)

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Cover
Before Use
Common Camera
Operations
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Auto Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
P Mode
Playback Mode
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
Basic Guide
Tv, Av, and M
Mode
Still Images
Changing the Focus Setting
You can change default camera operation of constantly focusing on
subjects it is aimed at, even when the shutter button is not pressed. Instead,
you can limit camera focusing to the moment you press the shutter button
halfway.
z z Press the < n> button, choose
[Continuous AF] on the [ 4] tab, and then
choose [Off] ( = 23 ).
On
Helps avoid missing sudden photo opportunities, because the camera
constantly focuses on subjects until you press the shutter button halfway.
Off Conserves battery power, because the camera does not focus constantly.
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 [ f] and
the MF indicator are displayed.
z z To unlock the focus, after you release
the shutter button, press the < q> button
again, and then press the < q><r>
buttons to choose [ ].
2 Compose the shot and shoot.