Even today's high-tech cameras need a little care with focus, or you'll end up with blurred, fuzzy shots. Remember that most auto-focus cameras focus at a point at the center of the viewfinder frame. Avoiding misfocus If your subject is to the side of the frame, simply pressing the shutter will focus on the background rather than the subject. First aim your camera so that your subject is in the center of the viewfinder frame. Now press the shutter button halfway down. This locks focus on your subject (usually indicated by a light in the viewfinder). Now, while keeping the button halfway pressed, recompose the scene as you like. Then press the shutter the rest of the way. Your subject will be in perfect focus, no matter where it is in the frame. Lock the focus Press the shutter