Changing The Focus Setting - Canon PowerShot G15 User Manual

Changing the Focus Setting

You can change default camera operation of constantly focusing on
subjects it is aimed at, even when the shutter button is not pressed. Instead,
you can limit camera focusing to the moment you press the shutter button
halfway.
Choosing a Person to Focus On (Face Select)
You can shoot after choosing a specific person's face to focus on.
z z
Press the <n> button, choose
[Continuous AF] on the [4] tab, and then
choose [Off] (= 4 8).
Helps avoid missing sudden photo
opportunities, because the camera
On
constantly focuses on subjects until you
press the shutter button halfway.
Conserves battery power, because the
Off
camera does not focus constantly.
1
Set the AF frame to [Face AiAF]
(= 1 45).
2
Enter Face Select mode.
z z Aim the camera at the person's face and
press the <
After [Face Select : On] is displayed, a
X X
face frame [
face detected as the main subject.
z z Even if the subject moves, the face frame
[ ] follows the subject within a certain
range.
z z If a face is not detected, [
displayed.
Shooting Range and Focusing
Still Images
Still Images
> button.
] is displayed around the
] is not
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