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Shooting with the af lock, Changing the focus setting – Canon PowerShot A2500 User Manual

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Shooting with the AF Lock

The focus can be locked. After you lock the focus, the focal position will not

change even when you release your finger from the shutter button.

1

Lock the focus.

z

z

With the shutter button pressed halfway,

press the <

q> button.

X

X

The focus is now locked, and [

%] is

displayed.

z

z

To unlock the focus, release the shutter

button and press the <

q> button again. In

this case, [

%] is no longer displayed.

2

Compose the shot and shoot.

Focusing may not be possible in some shooting conditions.

In low-light conditions, Servo AF may not be activated (AF frames

may not turn blue) when you press the shutter button halfway. In this

case, the focus and exposure are set according to the specified AF

frame mode.

If adequate exposure cannot be obtained, shutter speeds and

aperture values are displayed in orange. Release the shutter button,

and then press it halfway again.

AF lock shooting is not available.

[AF-Point Zoom] on the [

4] tab is not available.

Not available when using the self-timer (

=

33).

Still Images

Movies

Changing the Focus Setting

You can change default camera operation of constantly focusing on

subjects it is aimed at, even when the shutter button is not pressed. Instead,

you can limit camera focusing to the moment you press the shutter button

halfway.

z

z

Press the <

n> button, choose

[Continuous AF] on the [

4] tab, and then

choose [Off] (

=

26).

On

Helps avoid missing sudden photo

opportunities, because the camera

constantly focuses on subjects until you

press the shutter button halfway.

Off Conserves battery power, because the

camera does not focus constantly.