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3Selecting the AF point★ Focus Lock After achieving focus, you can lock the focus on a subject and recompose the shot. This is called "focus lock." 1 Select the desired AF point. 2 Focus the subject. • Aim the AF point on the subject, then press the shutter button halfway. 3 Keep pressing the shutter button halfway and recompose the picture as desired. 4 Take the picture. • If focus has not been achieved, the focus confirmation light in the viewfinder will blink. In this case, you cannot take a picture even when you press the shutter button fully. Recompose the shot and focus again or see "When Autofocus Fails" (p.31). • If you use an external, EOS-dedicated Speedlite and focus cannot be achieved with the AF-assist beam, select the center AF point. • Focus lock also works in the Basic Zone modes (except ). Just start from step 2 above. 30

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3
Selecting the AF point
★
Focus Lock
After achieving focus, you can lock the focus on a subject and
recompose the shot. This is called “focus lock.”
1
Select the desired AF point.
2
Focus the subject.
•
Aim the AF point on the subject,
then press the shutter button
halfway.
3
Keep pressing the shutter
button halfway and recompose
the picture as desired.
4
Take the picture.
• If focus has not been achieved, the focus confirmation light <
n
>
in the viewfinder will blink. In this case, you cannot take a picture
even when you press the shutter button fully. Recompose the shot
and focus again or see “When Autofocus Fails” (p.31).
• If you use an external, EOS-dedicated Speedlite and focus cannot
be achieved with the AF-assist beam, select the center AF point.
• Focus lock also works in the Basic Zone modes (except <
P
>).
Just start from step
2
above.