Focus Settings; Autofocus - Canon CR-X300 User Manual

Focus Settings

There are two focus adjustment modes: "Autofocus" and "Manual focus".
Switch the [AF] on in the focus mode to select the autofocus or switch it to off to select the manual focus.
The items that can be set differ depending on the focus mode.

Autofocus

Autofocus adjusts the focus automatically.
[Focus Mode]
Turning [AF] on switches to autofocus mode.
[Adjust Focus]
Possible to adjust the focus manually even when [AF] is set to on.
Click [Near] to move the focus position to the near side, and [Far] to move the focus position to the far side. Click and hold
the button to move continuously. Release the button to return to autofocus.
[Face Detection AF]
Sets the operation of the face detection AF (the ability to detect and focus on a person's face).
[Off]
Focuses on the center of the screen. Face detection is not performed.
[Face Det. & Tracking]
Gives priority to focus on a person's face.
• When there is a person's face in the screen
When multiple people are in the screen, the main subject is automatically determined.
The following face frames are displayed.
Frame representing the main face (if even one face)
Frames representing non-main faces
Click on a face frame to track that face (P. 46).
• When there is no face in the screen
Focuses on the center of the screen (P. 46).
[Face Only]
Focuses only on the person's face.
If there is a person's face in the screen, follows the procedure described in the previous section, [Face Det. & Tracking].
If there is no person's face in the screen, the focus is locked until a face is detected.
Note
In infrared shooting, the [Face Detection AF] is fixed to [Off].
[Cancel Tracking]
Cancels tracking when tracking a specified subject (P. 46).
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