Focusing with my Canon G6

I've been using the automatic (point and shoot) mode on my Canon G6 for a long time but am unhappy with what part of the image the camera

decides to focus on. Often the main subject is blurry but something on the sides or background is perfectly clear. Just today I realized every

time the camera turns off, the focus goes back to it's '9-point' auto select focus instead of 'center' focus to which I set it. Is it suppose to do

that? Also I'd like to use my camera's programable modes (shutter or aperture priority shooting) to capture RAW images. Can I tell the camera

what to focus on? I don't understand the manual. Holding the shutter button down half-way and repositioning the camera doesn't work either.

Yes If you use the Green Auto mode. Everytime you turn off the camera the AF point reset to its default position

(wide AF selection on). It is normal.

If you don't want the camera to do that, use the P mode. The camera will retain your selected center focus point

even after you turn off and on the camera.

In P, Av, Tv, or M mode, you can tell the camera where your focus point needs to be. To do that on a G6, press the

Set-[+] button. The green AF point square will lite up. Move the AF point anywhere you want with the 4 ways up-

down-left-right button. Note: It will reset to mid-point after you turn off power or when you press and hold the set

button.