How do you operate a rule of thirds on a Canon camera?

Question

I have a Canon PowerShot sx110is.

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

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The rule has nothing to do with the camera you use. It applies to any camera.

Look here for the rule of thirds and other compositional aides.

http://photoinf.com/General/Robert_Berda…

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Answer 2

The rule of thirds is just a matter of composition.

Generally an image is considered 'stronger' if the subject occurs 1/3 of the way across the image.

For example, in a portrait taken with the camera in the 'landscape' orientation place the subject 1/3 of the way across the frame and leave the remaining space open to the background.

When photographing a building you may want to offset it towards one side of the image. If its a skyscraper, try leaving the top 1/3 of the image as sky.

Answer 3

The Rule of Thirds refer to composition which basically says that putting the subject at the very center of the picture is boring.

I'm not very sure about your camera but if it has only one autofocus point, at the center, you can press the shutter halfway to focus the subject at the center, hold without pressing further, recompose by bringing the subject to the desired position, then fully press to take the shot.

If the camera has face detection or have multiple autofocus points, just compose to your liking and fire away instantly.

Answer 4

The camera model is incidental. It might help if your camera has a grid pattern in the focusing system.
Basically, you have to position the main subject of your picture one-third of the height of the frame from the top OR the bottom edge, AND one-third of the width in from the left OR right.
Also, if there's a horizon involved, or a tree-line or some such, you should place that on the 1/3rd height parameter.
It isn't a law, but the 'rule of thirds' is a convenient aid to creating more pleasant pictures.
When you're applying the rule, you'll also have to remember that your camera's focusing point may not coincide with your desired composition and you may have to pre-focus, (press shutter-button half-way with the focus point on the subject), and, holding the shutter-button, re-compose for a more pleasing aspect.
One last point about the rule: you should, generally speaking, have the subject looking, or moving, into the picture. I.e., have the 'empty' part of the picture in front of the subject.

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Forty years of photography.

Answer 5

With AF only P&S cameras their AF systems may try to focus on something in the middle of the frame, so in order to actually successfully use the rule of thirds, you need to half press the shutter until AF/AE lock has been achieved, then recompose the shot to the thirds.

Rule of thirds works more illustratively http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rivert…

Answer 6

I assume you're wondering how to get the grid lines up on the screen? The instructions on how to do this are on page 120 of your manual. If you don't have your manual you can find it here:

http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/0300001224/P…