To Choose Subjects To Focus On (Tracking Af) - Canon POWERSHOT SX500 IS User Manual

Shooting Range and Focusing
(_ If faces are not detected, or when only gray frames are displayed
(without a white frame), an AF frame is displayed in the center of
the screen when you press the shutter button halfway.
If faces are not detected when Servo AF (_[_ 109) is set to [On],
the AF frame is displayed in the center of the screen when you
press the shutter button halfway.
Examples of faces that cannot be detected:
Subjects that are distant or extremely close
Subjects that are dark or light
Faces in profile, at an angle, or partly hidden
The camera may misinterpret non-human subjects as faces.
No AF frames are displayed if the camera cannot focus when you
press the shutter button halfway.
@ Choosing Subjects to Focus On (Tracking AF)
Shoot after choosing a subject to focus on as follows.
, Choose [Tracking AF].
Follow the steps on _105 to choose
[Tracking AF].
[_] is displayed in the center of the
screen.
Choose a subject to focus on.
Aim the camera so that [_] is on the
desired subject, and then press the <4>
button,
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