Changing The Af Frame Mode - Canon PowerShot A2600 User Manual

Shooting Distant Subjects (Infinity)
To restrict the focus to distant subjects, set the camera to [u]. For details
on the focusing range, see "Shooting Range"
z
X

Changing the AF Frame Mode

Change the AF (auto focus) frame mode to suit the shooting conditions as
follows.
z
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Still Images Movies
(= 119).
z Press the <m> button, choose [
in the menu, and then choose the [u]
option (= 30).
X Once the setting is complete, [u] is
displayed.
Still Images Movies
z Press the <n> button, choose [AF
Frame] on the [4] tab, and then choose
the desired option (= 31).
Face AiAF
• Detects people's faces, and then sets the focus, exposure (evaluative
metering only), and white balance ([
• 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.
• If faces are not detected, or when only gray frames are displayed
(without a white frame), up to nine green frames are displayed in the
areas in focus when you press the shutter button halfway.
• If faces are not detected when Servo AF
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.
Still Images Movies
] only).
(= 61) is set to [On], the
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Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
1
Camera Basics
2
Smart Auto
Mode
3
Other Shooting
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4
P Mode
5
Playback Mode
6
Setting Menu
7
Accessories
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