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Focus Lock Method 2

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Focus Lock Method 2 1 Press the DISPLAY button to turn on the LCD monitor. 2 Aim the camera so that a subject at the same distance as the main subject is centered in the selected AF frame. 3 Press and hold the shutter button halfway to lock focus, and wait until the camera beeps twice. Without releasing your finger, press the / / button. appears in the LCD monitor. 4 Recompose the image and press the shutter button all the way to shoot the image. Cancelling Focus Lock ¡To cancel focus lock, press the / / button, the DISPLAY button or the zoom button. ¡Focus lock can also be cancelled b y changing the position of the mode dial. ¡Method 2 is convenient because you can let go of the shutter button to recompose the image . Also, the focus remains locked after shooting, allowing you to shoot again right away with the same focus. 72

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Focus Lock Method 2
1
Press the DISPLAY button to turn on the
LCD monitor.
2
Aim the camera so that a subject at the
same distance as the main subject is
centered in the selected AF frame.
3
Press and hold the shutter button halfway
to lock focus, and wait until the camera
beeps twice. Without releasing your finger,
press the
/
/
button.
appears in the LCD monitor.
4
Recompose the image and press the
shutter button all the way to shoot the
image.
Cancelling Focus Lock
¡
To cancel focus lock, press the
/
/
button, the
DISPLAY
button or the zoom button.
¡
Focus lock can also be cancelled b y changing the
position of the mode dial.
¡
Method 2 is convenient because you can let go of the
shutter button to recompose the image. Also, the focus
remains locked after shooting, allowing you to shoot
again right away with the same focus.