Selecting A Subject To Focus On (Face Select And Track) - Canon PowerShot SX10 IS User Manual

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Selecting a Subject to Focus On
(Face Select and Track)
Once the focus is fixed to a subject's face, the frame can be set to
follow the subject within a certain range. Set the AF frame mode in the
menu to [Face Detect] in advance (p. 118).
1
Select a face to focus on.
1. Press the
• The camera enters face select mode,
and the face frame (
subject displays in green. Even if the
subject moves, the frame will follow
the subject within a certain range.
• The face frame will not display
when a face is not detected.
2. Select the person you wish to focus on.
• When several faces have been
detected, pressing the
button or turning the control dial will
move the face frame to another
subject.
• Holding down the DISP. button for
more than 1 second will display
face frames (up to 35) of all the
detected faces (green: face of main
subject, white: detected faces).
3. Press the
• The camera exits face designation
mode, and the face frame (
the main subject will change to white (the frame will continue
to follow the subject within a certain range).
• Holding the
mode.
Available Shooting Modes
button while faces are detected by the camera.
) of the main
or
button again.
button pressed will release the face detection
Face Frame
) of
p. 284
Face Frame