Canon S3IS PowerShot S3 IS Camera User Guide Advanced - Page 65

Selecting an AF Frame

Get Canon S3IS - PowerShot S3 IS Digital Camera PDF manuals and user guides
UPC - 013803063998
View all Canon S3IS manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 65 highlights

Advanced Shooting Functions Selecting an AF Frame Shooting Mode The AF frame indicates the area of the composition on which the camera focuses and can be set manually to the desired area. This is convenient for focusing accurately on your chosen subject to obtain the composition you desire. 1 Press the button. z The AF frame appears in green. 2 Use the S, T, W or X button to move the AF frame to the desired area, then press the button. z You can immediately shoot the image using the selected AF frame by pressing the shutter button instead of pressing the button. z The AF frame will move back to its original position (Center) if you hold down the button. z The focus is locked to the center AF frame when the digital zoom is used. z The AF frame appears as follows when the shutter button is pressed halfway. - Green: Shooting preparations complete - Yellow: Focusing difficulty z When the Spot AE Point is selected as the light metering mode, you can use the selected Spot AE Point as the AF frame (p. 73). z The position of the AF frame returns to the center once the power is turned off. 63

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131
  • 132
  • 133
  • 134
  • 135
  • 136
  • 137
  • 138
  • 139
  • 140
  • 141
  • 142
  • 143
  • 144
  • 145
  • 146
  • 147
  • 148
  • 149
  • 150
  • 151
  • 152
  • 153
  • 154
  • 155
  • 156
  • 157
  • 158
  • 159
  • 160
  • 161
  • 162
  • 163
  • 164
  • 165
  • 166
  • 167
  • 168
  • 169
  • 170
  • 171
Advanced Shooting Functions
63
The AF frame indicates the area of the composition on which the
camera focuses and can be set manually to the desired area. This is
convenient for focusing accurately on your chosen subject to obtain
the composition you desire.
1
Press the
button.
The AF frame appears in green.
2
Use the
,
,
or
button to move the AF frame to
the desired area, then press the
button.
You can immediately shoot the image using the selected AF
frame by pressing the shutter button instead of pressing the
button.
The AF frame will move back to its original position (Center) if
you hold down the
button.
Selecting an AF Frame
Shooting Mode
The focus is locked to the center AF frame when the digital
zoom is used.
The AF frame appears as follows when the shutter button is
pressed halfway.
- Green: Shooting preparations complete
- Yellow: Focusing difficulty
When the Spot AE Point is selected as the light metering
mode, you can use the selected Spot AE Point as the AF
frame (p. 73).
The position of the AF frame returns to the center once the
power is turned off.