HP R717 - Manual (Page 43)

43 Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips
Using Manual Focus
You may want to use Manual Focus in the following three
cases:
• In low light conditions when auto focus may have a
difficult time gaining the proper focus.
• After auto focus, you want to lock the focus for speed and
repeatability for the next pictures you take.
• For fine-tuning focus of very close-up subjects.
To use Manual Focus:
1. When in Live View, press the
MF button until the
Manual Focus icon appears
in the Image Display. A meter
appears on the left side of the
Image Display to indicate the
focus meter setting, and the
center of the Image Display is shown magnified to help
you determine when the image is in focus.
2. Use the buttons to adjust
the focus. Changes in focus are
indicated in the focus meter. The
magnified view described above
will time out 2 seconds after you
finish adjusting focus.
TIP: To find the best focus position,
adjust the focus so that the image looks like it is in focus
on the Live View screen. Next, press the button until
the image begins to blur, then press the button until
the image begins to blur. Set the focus position halfway
between the locations where the image began to blur.