topic Re: PowerShot SX70 HS How to use autofocus in Point & Shoot Digital Cameras

PowerShot SX70 HS How to use autofocus

LucyLou — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 12:53:04 GMT

Hi all. I’m adept I shootings in manual mode with my Canon R5 but I just purchased the Power shot SX70 HS. How to use the autofocus has me baffled. I press the auto focus button but I don’t see a difference in the viewfinder. I have this nightmare fear that I’ll return from my 3week trip to India and all my pictures will be out of focus. Help!

Re: PowerShot SX70 HS How to use autofocus

backe — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 08:09:23 GMT

Hey LucyLou! On the SX70 HS, make sure the AF mode is set to Face + Tracking or 1-point AF in the menu. Also, half-press the shutter button, not just the AF button; it should lock focus, and you’ll see a green box in the viewfinder if it works.

Re: PowerShot SX70 HS How to use autofocus

normadel — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 22:21:05 GMT

Using autofocus is the default for the camera. Start by looking at your User Guide for basic setup and picture taking. Unless you specifically set the camera for manual focus, it autofocuses. Unless you are too close to what it is trying to focus on, that is.

https://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/1/0300032371/03/pssx70hs-ug3-en.pdf

You may want to do a Reset back to all default settings, to clear any settings you made unwittingly.

Re: PowerShot SX70 HS How to use autofocus

normadel — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:42:14 GMT

If you have not already taken your India trip, I highly suggest you study the SX70 HS user guides you got with the camera, and downloaded from here, to learn what the controls are:

https://www.usa.canon.com/support/p/powershot-sx70-hs

There ISN'T an AF Button. There is an AF Point Selection button on the camera, what backe is referring to. There is an AF LOCK button on the screen. Neither one is a focusing button.