Changing The Focus Setting; Choosing A Person To Focus On (Face Select) - Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II 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.
Press the <n> button, choose
[Continuous AF] on the [4] tab, and then
choose [Off]
Helps avoid missing sudden photo opportunities, because the camera
On
constantly focuses on subjects until you press the shutter button halfway.
Off Conserves battery power, because the camera does not focus constantly.
Still Images
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Choosing a Person to Focus On (Face Select)

You can shoot after choosing a specific person's face to focus on.
Prepare the camera for Face
1
Select.
Set the AF frame to [Face AiAF]
(=
Enter Face Select mode.
2
Aim the camera at the person's face and
press the <
After [Face Select : On] is displayed, a
face frame [
face detected as the main subject.
Even if the subject moves, the face frame
[
range.
If a face is not detected, [
displayed.
Choose the face to focus on.
3
To switch the face frame [
detected face, press the <
After you have switched the face frame
to all detected faces, [Face Select : Off]
is displayed, and the specified AF frame
mode screen is displayed again.
Still Images
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> button.
] is displayed around the
] follows the subject within a certain
] is not
] to another
> button.
Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Auto Mode / Hybrid
Auto Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
P Mode
Tv, Av, M, C1, and
C2 Mode
Playback Mode
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
93