Comments on: Photography Focus Problem http://www.virushead.net/vhrandom/2006/10/09/photography-focus-problem Contagious Thoughts, Mutating as Needed Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:07:23 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: VirusHead http://www.virushead.net/vhrandom/2006/10/09/photography-focus-problem/comment-page-1#comment-26445 VirusHead Mon, 09 Oct 2006 22:53:31 +0000 http://www.virushead.net/vhrandom/2006/10/09/photography-focus-problem/#comment-26445 Canon Powershot A610, a wonderful little digital my hubster gave me for my birthday. I didn't have it on Macro - I see that now as an option, or maybe the M is for Manual - that probably would have worked too. Still I did see a rectangular focus finder - and it was trained on the frog. I moved in close, I backed up. Either way, I would zoom out or in and would see it <em>just miss</em> the right focus. Argggh. Canon Powershot A610, a wonderful little digital my hubster gave me for my birthday. I didn’t have it on Macro – I see that now as an option, or maybe the M is for Manual – that probably would have worked too. Still I did see a rectangular focus finder – and it was trained on the frog. I moved in close, I backed up. Either way, I would zoom out or in and would see it just miss the right focus. Argggh.

]]> By: ascap_scab http://www.virushead.net/vhrandom/2006/10/09/photography-focus-problem/comment-page-1#comment-26440 ascap_scab Mon, 09 Oct 2006 21:59:17 +0000 http://www.virushead.net/vhrandom/2006/10/09/photography-focus-problem/#comment-26440 Assuming it's one of the new digitals and not a 35mm, there should be a mode button that shifts to "macro" mode. Sometimes it's a multi-function button that also combines other modes like "flash off" and "flash on". You might also have a "spot" button. That will set the focus to whatever is at the center of the frame. The problem is you may have to hold the spot button as you take the picture. Not the easiest thing to do as the cameras keep getting ever smaller. Hope this helps. Assuming it’s one of the new digitals and not a 35mm, there should be a mode button that shifts to “macro” mode. Sometimes it’s a multi-function button that also combines other modes like “flash off” and “flash on”.

You might also have a “spot” button. That will set the focus to whatever is at the center of the frame. The problem is you may have to hold the spot button as you take the picture. Not the easiest thing to do as the cameras keep getting ever smaller.

Hope this helps.

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