Canon PowerShot A710 IS User Manual

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Shooting
To Release the AF Lock
Press the button.
Shooting in Manual Focus Mode
The focus can be manually set.
3
Press and hold the shutter button halfway
and press the button.
z The icon and the MF indicator will appear on the LCD
monitor.
4
Re-aim the camera to compose the shot as
desired and shoot.
z The AF lock cannot be used in the and modes.
z When shooting with the focus lock or AF lock using the LCD
monitor, setting [AF Frame] to [Center] (p. 44) makes
shooting easier since the camera focuses using the center
AF frame only.
z The AF frame will not appear in mode.
z The AF lock is convenient because you can let go of the
shutter button to compose the image. Moreover, the AF lock
is still effective after the picture is taken, allowing you to
capture a second image with the same focus.
1
Turn on the LCD monitor.
2
Press the button several times to display .
z The MF indicator is displayed.
z When the (Rec.) menu’s [MF-
Point Zoom] is set to [On], the portion
of the image in the AF frame will
appear magnified*.
* The image will not appear magnified in
mode, when the digital zoom or digital
tele-converter is activated or when a TV is
used as the display.
* Can also be set so that the image displayed is not magnified
(p. 20).
MF indicator

Canon PowerShot A710 IS Specifications

General

Interface	USB
Digital SLR	No
Built-in flash	Yes
Camera shutter speed	15 - 1/2000 s
Compatible operating systems	Windows 98/Me/2000/XP Mac OS X v10.2 - 10.4
Megapixel	7.1 MP
Sensor type	CCD
Image sensor size	1/2.5 \
I/O ports	A/V out
USB version	2.0
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %
Display diagonal	2.5 \
Display resolution (numeric)	115000 pixels
Focus	TTL
Bundled software	ZoomBrowser EX ImageBrowser PhotoStitch
Motion JPEG frame rate	1.7 fps
Video formats supported	Avi, M-JPEG
Maximum video resolution	640 x 480 pixels
Light metering	Centre-weighted, Spot
ISO sensitivity	80, 100, 200, 400, 800, Auto
Light exposure modes	aperture priority AE, auto, shutter priority AE
Battery technology	Alkaline
Number of batteries supported	2
Product color	Silver
Flash modes	Red-eye reduction
Compatible memory cards	mmc, sd
Scene modes	beach, Children, Fireworks, Night, party (indoor), Portrait, self-portrait, Underwater, Landscape (scenery)
Photo effects	black&white, Neutral, Positive film, Sepia, Skin tones, Vivid
White balance	auto, Cloudy, custom modes, daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten
Viewfinder type	Optical

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	41.2 mm
Width	97.5 mm
Height	66.5 mm
Weight	210 g