Changing The Af Frame Mode - Canon Powershot SD980 IS Digital Elph User Manual

Changing the AF Frame Mode

You can change the AF (Auto Focus) frame mode to match the conditions
you want to shoot. You can also use touch operations to change the position
of the AF frame or choose a subject to focus on without having to change AF
frame mode settings (p. 86).
Face AiAF
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Detects people's faces and sets the focus, exposure (evaluative metering
only) and white balance (
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When the camera is pointed at subjects, a white frame appears on the
face the camera judges to be the main subject, and gray frames (max. 2)
will appear on other faces. When the shutter button is pressed halfway, up
to 9 green frames will appear on faces on which the camera focuses.
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If a face is not detected or only gray frames (no white frame) appear, up
to 9 green frames will appear on the areas the camera focuses on when
the shutter button is pressed halfway.
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Examples of faces that cannot be detected:
• Subjects that are far away or extremely close.
• Subjects that are dark or light.
• Faces turned to the side or at a diagonal, or faces with a portion hidden.
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The camera may mistakenly identify non-human subjects as a face.
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If the camera cannot focus when you press the shutter button halfway,
the AF frame will not appear.
Fixed frame
A single AF frame will be used. This is effective for focusing on a specific
point. You can also change the AF frame size.
You can reduce the AF frame size
Press the n button, choose the 4 tab, then choose the [AF Frame Size]
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menu item and [Small] option.
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The setting is configured to [Normal] when the Digital Zoom (p. 60) or Digital
Tele-converter (p. 61) is used.
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Choose [AF Frame].
Press the n button, choose the 4
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tab, and then choose the [AF Frame]
menu item. Use the qr buttons to choose
an option.
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