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Auto focus - Moving from centre

  • 07-09-2008 6:38pm
    #1
    workaccount
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,460 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    I am trying to take a couple of landscape shots and I want to focus on something in the top right and everything else out of focus.

    I don't know how to do this though as the auto focus box is right in the middle on the view finder. Can you move it around somehow or what?


    Thanks.


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  • #2
    Buzz Lightyear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 762 ✭✭✭Buzz Lightyear


    There are several was to do this depending on the camera type you have, but the most common and is available on most cameras is the following:

    1)Aim your camera at the object you want
    2)Press your shutter button half way. This usually locks the focus.
    3)Keeping the button half pressed, (and the focus locked), re-adjust your view to the one you want and then fully depress the shutter button. Bingo.

    HTH


  • #3
    workaccount
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,460 ✭✭✭workaccount


    Buzz Lightyear wrote: »
    There are several was to do this depending on the camera type you have, but the most common and is available on most cameras is the following:

    1)Aim your camera at the object you want
    2)Press your shutter button half way. This usually locks the focus.
    3)Keeping the button half pressed, (and the focus locked), re-adjust your view to the one you want and then fully depress the shutter button. Bingo.

    HTH

    Ah yeah good idea. It's a Canon powershot S1 IS btw. (just incase there's any different method for that camera)

    Cheers.


  • #4
    AnimalRights
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,067 ✭✭✭AnimalRights


    Buzz Lightyear wrote: »
    There are several was to do this depending on the camera type you have, but the most common and is available on most cameras is the following:

    1)Aim your camera at the object you want
    2)Press your shutter button half way. This usually locks the focus.
    3)Keeping the button half pressed, (and the focus locked), re-adjust your view to the one you want and then fully depress the shutter button. Bingo.

    HTH
    I didn't actually know this, read the manual lots of times but your explanation was er simple. :o


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