Comments on: Butterflies http://www.squarefree.com/2005/04/01/butterflies/ Jesse Ruderman on Firefox, security, and more Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:09:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Jan http://www.squarefree.com/2005/04/01/butterflies/#comment-1101 Jan Wed, 06 Apr 2005 11:45:57 +0000 http://www.squarefree.com/2005/04/01/butterflies/#comment-1101 If I remember correctly, you bought the Canon Digital Elph 400 aka Ixus 400. It has a manual setting (the M on the mode wheel). You can turn off AiAF in the menu (not in automatic mode). It will then focus on the exact center of the image. You can then lock the focus by pressing the left arrow ("AFL" will appear) and moving your camera to adjust the composition. Turn AFL off again if you need to change focus. It's still autofocus, though, but that's about the best you can get with non-SLR cameras. By the way, I'm rather jealous of that butterfly spectacle. I would have enjoyed it for sure. If I remember correctly, you bought the Canon Digital Elph 400 aka Ixus 400. It has a manual setting (the M on the mode wheel). You can turn off AiAF in the menu (not in automatic mode). It will then focus on the exact center of the image. You can then lock the focus by pressing the left arrow (”AFL” will appear) and moving your camera to adjust the composition. Turn AFL off again if you need to change focus.

It’s still autofocus, though, but that’s about the best you can get with non-SLR cameras.

By the way, I’m rather jealous of that butterfly spectacle. I would have enjoyed it for sure.

]]> By: Brad Fults http://www.squarefree.com/2005/04/01/butterflies/#comment-1098 Brad Fults Sun, 03 Apr 2005 22:41:51 +0000 http://www.squarefree.com/2005/04/01/butterflies/#comment-1098 Congrats on the move to Wordpress. The amount of butterflies is crazy. Walking through them I feel like I'm in a Hitchcock movie or something. Congrats on the move to Wordpress.

The amount of butterflies is crazy. Walking through them I feel like I’m in a Hitchcock movie or something.

]]> By: Eric Hodel http://www.squarefree.com/2005/04/01/butterflies/#comment-1097 Eric Hodel Sat, 02 Apr 2005 17:47:43 +0000 http://www.squarefree.com/2005/04/01/butterflies/#comment-1097 If its a digital camera, you can usually get a focus lock on something at a correct distance by holding down the shutter button half-way (focus on your hand) then move the camera to the correct distance. If its a digital camera, you can usually get a focus lock on something at a correct distance by holding down the shutter button half-way (focus on your hand) then move the camera to the correct distance.

]]> By: Joshua Bereiter http://www.squarefree.com/2005/04/01/butterflies/#comment-1096 Joshua Bereiter Fri, 01 Apr 2005 18:37:40 +0000 http://www.squarefree.com/2005/04/01/butterflies/#comment-1096 Welcome the Painted Ladies ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_lady ) who are migrating north from Mexico for the summer. Way neat stuff. Welcome the Painted Ladies ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_lady ) who are migrating north from Mexico for the summer.

Way neat stuff.

]]> By: David Stone http://www.squarefree.com/2005/04/01/butterflies/#comment-1095 David Stone Fri, 01 Apr 2005 17:11:38 +0000 http://www.squarefree.com/2005/04/01/butterflies/#comment-1095 Yeah...the butterflies are out in full force right now. I haven't seen this sort of thing since about 2003. BTW Jesse, get some more sleep. You fell asleep in Dr. Graham's class yesterday. ;-) Yeah…the butterflies are out in full force right now. I haven’t seen this sort of thing since about 2003.

BTW Jesse, get some more sleep. You fell asleep in Dr. Graham’s class yesterday. ;-)

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