Choosing Subjects To Focus On (Touch Af) - Canon EOS M5 User Manual

Choosing Subjects to Focus On (Touch AF)

You can shoot after the camera focuses on your selected subject,
person's face, or location shown on the screen.
1
Choose a subject, a person's face,
or a location to focus on.
● Touch the subject or person on the
screen.
● When the AF method is set to [
an AF frame is displayed where you
touched.
● When the AF method is set to [
[ ] is displayed once a face is detected,
and focus is maintained even if the
subject moves. To cancel Touch AF, touch
[ ].
2
Shoot.
● Press the shutter button halfway. After
the camera focuses, [
green.
● Press the shutter button all the way down
to shoot.
● If the camera shoots when you touch the screen, choose MENU
(= 35) > [ 2] tab > [Touch Shutter], and then set [Touch
Shutter] to [Disable].
● Tracking may not be possible when subjects are too small or
move too rapidly, or when there is inadequate contrast between
subjects and the background.
Still Images Movies
],
],
Shooting with the AF Lock
] is displayed in
The focus can be locked. After you lock the focus, the focal position will
not change even when you release your finger from the shutter button.
● You can also switch faces and move the AF frame, by pressing
the [ ] button.
- To move the frame when AF method is set to [
pressing the [ ] button, press the [ ][ ][ ][ ] buttons.
Press the [ ] button to return to the shooting screen. To center
the frame again, on the shooting screen or frame adjustment
screen, hold down the [ ] button for at least two seconds.
- When the AF method is set to [ ], press the [
button to display [Face Select : On]. A face frame [
displayed around the face detected as the main subject. Press
the [ ] button again to switch the face frame [
detected face. Once you cycle through all detected faces, [Face
Select : Off] is displayed and Face Select is canceled.
● To keep the frame in the same position (where you touched)
after shooting when [Touch Shutter] is set to [Enable] (= 46),
choose MENU (= 35) > [ 2] tab > [Touch Shutter] > [AF
frame pos'n] > [Touch point].
Still Images
1
Lock the focus.
● With the shutter button pressed halfway,
press the [ ] button.
● The focus is now locked, and [
displayed.
● To unlock the focus, release the shutter
button and press the [ ] button again. In
this case, [ ] is no longer displayed.
2
Compose the shot and shoot.
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