Canon SX170 8410B001, User Manual

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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 specified. For details on the focusing range, see “Shooting Range”
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130 ).
1
Choose [
f
].
z z
Press the <
q
> button, choose [
f
]
(either press the <
q
><
r
> buttons or turn
the <
5
> dial), and then press the <
m
>
button.
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[
f
] and the MF indicator are displayed.
2
Specify the general focal
position.
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Referring to the on-screen MF indicator
bar (which shows the distance and focal
position) and the magnified 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.
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Press the shutter button halfway to have
the camera fine-tune the focal position
(Safety MF).
MF Indicator
•
When you focus manually, the AF frame mode (
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59 ) is [Center]
and AF frame size (
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59 ) is [Normal], and these settings cannot
be changed.
•
Focusing is possible when using the digital zoom (
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32 ) or digital
tele-converter (
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59
), or when using a TV as a display ( =
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but the magnified display will not appear.
•
To focus more accurately, try attaching the camera to a tripod to stabilize it.
• To hide the magnified display area, press the < n
> button and set [MF-
Point Zoom] on the [
4
] tab to [Off] (
=
24 ).
• To deactivate automatic focus fine-tuning when the shutter button is pressed
halfway, press the <
n
> button and set [Safety MF] on the [
4
] tab to [Off]
(
=
24 ).