Canon A710 PowerShot A710 IS Camera User Guide Camera User Guide Advanced - Page 50

Locking the Exposure Setting, AE Lock

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z Depending on the shooting mode, pressing the button will switch between the setting items as follows: , ,, Exposure compensation/ mode/Exposure compensation*/ mode/ Shutter speed/Exposure compensation/ Aperture value/Exposure compensation/ Shutter speed/Aperture value/ * Cannot be set in the or modes. 3 Press the or button and adjust the focus. z The MF indicator shows approximate figures. Use them as a shooting guideline only. To Cancel the Manual Focus Press the button. The manual focus cannot be used in the and modes. Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) Shooting Mode You can set the exposure and focus separately. This is effective when the contrast is too strong between the subject and background or when a subject is backlit. You must set the flash to . The AE lock cannot be set if the flash fires. 1 2 48 Turn on the LCD monitor. Focus on the part of the subject on which you wish to lock the exposure setting.

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To Cancel the Manual Focus
Press the
button.
You can set the exposure and focus separately. This is effective
when the contrast is too strong between the subject and
background or when a subject is backlit.
Depending on the shooting mode, pressing the
button
will switch between the setting items as follows:
3
Press the
or
button and adjust the focus.
The MF indicator shows approximate figures. Use them as a
shooting guideline only.
The manual focus cannot be used in the
and
modes.
Locking the Exposure Setting
(AE Lock)
Shooting Mode
You must set the flash to
. The AE lock cannot be set if
the flash fires.
1
Turn on the LCD monitor.
2
Focus on the part of the subject on which
you wish to lock the exposure setting.
* Cannot be set in the
or
modes.
,
,
,
Exposure compensation/
mode/Exposure compensation*/
mode/
Shutter speed/Exposure compensation/
Aperture value/Exposure compensation/
Shutter speed/Aperture value/