Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:40 pm
Manual focus should work, but auto focus should work well too. Get it out of AF-C mode. AF-C will take a picture regardless if it is in focus or not. Put the little focus mode switch below the lens to AF-S mode. AF-S mode will not take a picture unless it is in focus (AF-C tries to focus, but focus may not be as fast as the shutter... AF-C is NOT for still subjects). Then use the Remote, perhaps with the Remote's two second delay to be able to hide it from view. Pay attention to where your focus zone is in the frame. It should be moved higher, to be at the face area. Then you may have to move your head around as you sit there and click the remote, to find the place where your face is in the focus area. That is the only place where you can trip the shutter, when it is in focus. But you learn this place real quick, and you may want to move your focus zone to match where your face is.