Canon PowerShot SD990 IS Black User Manual - Page 84

Shooting with AF Lock, Shooting with Servo AF

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% Shooting with AF Lock The focus can be locked. After locking the focus, even when releasing your finger from the shutter button the focal area will not change. Focus. ● Keep the shutter button pressed halfway and press the q button. ● The focus is locked, then % is displayed on the screen. ● If you release your finger from the shutter button, and press the q button once more, % will disappear, and the focus will unlock. Compose the scene and shoot. Shooting with Servo AF While the shutter button is pressed halfway, the focus will continue to adjust, allowing you to take pictures of moving subjects without missing a shot. Set the AF frame mode to [Face Detect] or [Center] (p. 82). Select [Servo AF]. ● Press the n button and select [Servo AF] on the 4 tab, and use the qr buttons to select [On]. Focus. ● While the shutter button is pressed halfway, the focus will continue to adjust. In [Face Detect] it will focus on people's faces, in [Center] on the spot where the blue frame appears. • Depending on the scene, the camera may not focus. • You cannot shoot with the AF lock. • You cannot set the Servo AF if you have set the [AF-Point Zoom] in the 4 tab to [On]. 84

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The focus can be locked. After locking the focus, even when releasing your
finger from the shutter button the focal area will not change.
Focus.
Keep the shutter button pressed halfway
and press the
q
button
.
The focus is locked, then
%
is displayed
on the screen
.
If you release your finger from the shutter
button, and press the
q
button once more,
%
will disappear, and the focus will unlock.
Compose the scene and shoot.
While the shutter button is pressed halfway, the focus will continue to adjust,
allowing you to take pictures of moving subjects without missing a shot.
Set the AF frame mode to [Face
Detect] or [Center] (p. 82).
Select [Servo AF].
Press the
n
button and select [Servo
AF] on the
4
tab, and use the
qr
buttons to select [On].
Focus.
While the shutter button is pressed halfway, the
focus will continue to adjust. In [Face Detect] it
will focus on people’s faces, in [Center] on the
spot where the blue frame appears.
%
Shooting with AF Lock
Shooting with Servo AF
Depending on the scene, the camera may not focus.
You cannot shoot with the AF lock.
You cannot set the Servo AF if you have set the [AF-Point Zoom] in the
4
tab to [On].