Fine-tuning the focus – Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II User Manual
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3
Fine-tune the focus.
z
z
Press the shutter button halfway to have
the camera fine-tune the focal position
(Safety MF).
z
z
To cancel manual focus, press the <
f>
button.
•
When you focus manually, the AF frame mode (
and AF frame size (
) is [Normal], and these settings cannot
be changed.
•
Focusing is possible when using the digital zoom (
tele-converter (
), or when using a TV as a display (
),
but the magnified display will not appear.
•
To focus more accurately, try attaching the camera to a tripod to stabilize it.
•
You can enlarge or hide the magnified display area by adjusting MENU
(
4] tab > [MF-Point Zoom] settings.
•
To deactivate automatic focus fine-tuning when the shutter button is pressed
halfway, choose MENU (
4] tab > [Safety MF] > [Off].
•
To change the effect or shooting duration after step 2 in [
]
(
), [
] (
), [
[
7> dial.
Still Images
Movies
Fine-Tuning the Focus
You can fine-tune the focus after autofocusing by turning the continuous
ring.
1
Configure the setting.
z
z
Press the <
n> button, choose
[AF+MF] on the [
4] tab, and then
2
Focus.
z
z
Press the shutter button halfway to focus
on the subject, and continue holding the
button halfway down.
3
Fine-tune the focus.
z
z
Turn the <
> ring. Referring to the on-
screen MF indicator bar (which shows
the distance and focal position) and the
magnified display area, turn the < > ring
to adjust the focus.
z
z
To enlarge or reduce the magnified
display, press the <
l> button.
z
z
To cancel focusing, release the shutter
button.
4
Shoot.
z
z
Press the shutter button all the way down
to shoot.