Center; Face Detect - Canon POWERSHOT SX500 IS User Manual

Shooting Range and Focusing
@ Center
One AF frame is displayed in the center. Effective for reliable focusing.
(_ A yellow AF frame is displayed with [O] if the camera cannot
focus when you press the shutter button halfway. Note that AF-
point zooming (_72) is not possible.
To reduce the AF frame size, press the <MENU> button and set [AF Frame
Size] on the [O] tab to [Small] (_47).
The AF frame size is set to [Normal] when you use the digital zoom (_60)
or digital tele-converter (_ 105), and in manual focus mode ([[_ 103).
To compose shots so that subjects are positioned at the edge or in a corner,
first aim the camera to capture the subject in an AF frame, and then hold
the shutter button halfway down. As you continue to hold the shutter button
halfway, recompose the shot as desired, and then press the shutter button al!
the way down (Focus Lock).
@ Face Detect
Detects people's faces, and then sets the focus, exposure (evaluative
metering only), and white balance ([AWB] o nly).
After you aim the camera at the subject, a white frame is displayed
around the person's face determined by the camera to be the main
subject, and up to two gray frames are displayed around other detected
faces.
When the camera detects movement, frames will follow moving subjects,
within a certain range.
After you press the shutter button halfway, up to nine green frames are
displayed around faces in focus.
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