Canon Digital Camera Canon PowerShot SX170 User Manual

3.2

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  • Ease of Use

    2.5 out of 5
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Cover
Before Use
Common Camera
Operations
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Auto Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
P Mode
Playback Mode
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
Basic Guide
Tv, Av, and M
Mode
Still Images Movies
Shooting in Manual Focus Mode
When focusing is not possible in AF mode, use manual focus. You can
specify the general focal position and then press the shutter button halfway
to have the camera determine the optimal focal position near the position
youspecied.Fordetailsonthefocusingrange,see“ShootingRange”
(=
130).
1 Choose [f].
Press the <q> button, choose [f]
(either press the <q><r> buttons or turn
the <5> dial), and then press the <m>
button.
[f] and the MF indicator are displayed.
2 Specify the general focal
position.
Referring to the on-screen MF indicator
bar (which shows the distance and focal
position)andthemagnieddisplayarea,
press the <o><p> buttons or turn the
<5> dial to specify the general focal
position, and then press the <m> button.
3 Fine-tune the focus.
Press the shutter button halfway to have
thecamerane-tunethefocalposition
(Safety MF).
MF Indicator
•When you focus manually, the AF frame mode (=
59) is [Center]
and AF frame size (=
59) is [Normal], and these settings cannot
be changed.
•Focusing is possible when using the digital zoom (=
32) or digital
tele-converter (=
59),orwhenusingaTVasadisplay(=
98),
butthemagnieddisplaywillnotappear.
• To focus more accurately, try attaching the camera to a tripod to stabilize it.
• Tohidethemagnieddisplayarea,pressthe<n> button and set [MF-
Point Zoom] on the [4] tab to [Off] (=
24).
• Todeactivateautomaticfocusne-tuningwhentheshutterbuttonispressed
halfway, press the <n> button and set [Safety MF] on the [4] tab to [Off]
(=
24).

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