Magnifying The Focal Point - Canon Digital IXUS 990 IS User Manual

If the camera cannot focus when you press the shutter button halfway, the
AF frame will turn yellow.

Magnifying the Focal Point

If you press the shutter button halfway, the AF frame will magnify and you
can check the focus.
What if the display does not magnify?
The display will not appear magnified in [Face AiAF] mode if a face cannot be
detected (p. 82) or is too big in relation to the screen. In [Center] mode, it will not
appear magnified if the camera cannot focus.
The magnified display will not appear when using the Digital Zoom
Digital Tele-Converter
TV (p. 80).
Select [AF-Point Zoom].
Press the n button and select [AF-
Point Zoom] on the 4 tab. Use the qr
buttons to select [On].
Check the focus.
Press the shutter button halfway.
In [Face AiAF], the face selected as the
main subject will appear magnified.
In [Center], the contents of the center AF
frame will appear magnified.
(p. 61) or Servo AF
Magnifying the Focal Point
(p. 84), or when connected to a
(p. 60),
83