Choose camera focus area with click

[halcyonku]

I just discovered this today by accident, so I don't know if everyone but me already knows. I searched, but no one else has posted, so it must be common knowledge, my search skills are subpar, or not many know.

When you are taking a picture, instead of touching the shutter "button" on the screen, touch the screen where you want to focus and the camera will focus there instead and take a picture. This is great for person shots with landscape backgrounds.

Ok, so am I the last to figure this out? It really helps for taking pictures when you don't want to center the subject.

 

[storino03]

it's in the manual.

 

[slthree]

Well, I didn't read the manual so the fact that its there means nothing to me.

Thank you to the thread starter for the tip

 

[werx]

Thx!

 

[stlfrosti]

THNX for the info...

 

[SilverZero]

I think tap-to-focus is fairly common in touchscreen cameras nowadays.

 

[Kedar]

Lol reminds me when somebody in the Precentral forum would realize that they could take a picture with the spacebar and make a whole thread about it.
They would get like 50 thanks.

Makes me wonder if I should make a thread for things like holding the back button in the browser to access your history, favorites, and bookmarks.

 

[MikeBinOK]

I'd read this somewhere early on, but had forgotten it.

 

[scoobdude]

Man I spent an entire shift going through the manual one night. Still missing little things apparently.

Thanks..... for both those tips.

 

[halcyonku]

Who reads a manual?

I have not owed a touchscreen camera before so this is new to me. I am just glad I'm not the only one who didn't know about this.

 

[Aspiring Developer]

now if only there was a manual focus option...

 

[IIAspire]

This whole forum is a manual lol

 

[meyerweb#CB]

Well, I didn't read the manual so the fact that its there means nothing to me.

Thank you to the thread starter for the tip

Who reads a manual?

You'd be amazed what else is in the manual that you might not know, and that would help you use the device more effectively.

 

[halcyonku]

Sorry, I must use the <sarcasm> tag more often. I did read the manual, I just didn't remember the section on fun camera capabilities. I did skim the entire thing and only just remembered the parts I found useful.

 

[Darth Mo]

One thing I've learned with Sense/Android is to just tap or long press everything and see what pops up.

Seems they've spared us at least somewhat with nightmarish menu system with just making certain things interactive, so to speak.

 

[solo1]

One thing I've learned with Sense/Android is to just tap or long press everything and see what pops up.

Seems they've spared us at least somewhat with nightmarish menu system with just making certain things interactive, so to speak.

Ha HA HA ... I long press and press menu for EVERY screen now .

 

[meyerweb#CB]

One thing I've learned with Sense/Android is to just tap or long press everything and see what pops up.

True. I keep discovering new things when I long press. I do wish there was some little indicator that would appear on screen when there's a menu, or a long-press action available.

 

[theiphonewannabe]

It is amazing what you can do with the camera focus.

 

[dougeetx]

Awesome pic@

 

[scott_0]

good info! thanks