Changing The Af Frame - Canon Powershot A2000 IS User Manual

Changing the AF Frame

You can change the AF (Auto Focus) mode to take the shots you want.
Face Detect
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Recognizes people's faces and focuses, adjusts exposure (evaluative
metering only) and white balance (
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When the camera is pointed at subjects, a white frame appears on the
face the camera judges to be the main subject, and gray frames (max. 2)
will appear on other faces. When the shutter button is pressed halfway, up
to 9 green frames will appear on faces the camera focuses on.
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If a face is not detected and only gray frames (no white frame) appear,
the setting will change to [AiAF].
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Examples of faces that cannot be detected:
• Subjects that are far away or extremely close.
• Subjects that are dark or light.
• Faces turned to the side or at a diagonal, or faces with a portion hidden.
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The camera may mistakenly identify non-human subjects as a face.
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If the camera cannot focus when you press the shutter button halfway,
the AF frame will not appear.
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Select [AF Frame].
● Press the · button and select the 4
tab.
● Press the op buttons to select
[AF Frame].
Make the setting.
● Press the qr buttons to select a setting.
only) for shooting.