Focus Limit And Macro Shooting - Canon XF605 Instruction Manual

Focus
Tracking a Specific Subject
You can have the camera track other moving subjects that are not faces and also combine the tracking function
with one of the autofocus functions to let the camera focus on the desired subject automatically.
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When [AF Mode] is set to [Continuous] and [AF Frame] is set to [Whole Area]
Touch the desired subject on the LCD screen.
• A double frame £ (tracking frame) is displayed and the camera will start tracking the selected subject.
• Press the CANCEL button to remove the frame and cancel the tracking.
• If tracking fails,
When [AF Frame] is set to [Whole Area], [Large] or [Small]
1 Set an assignable button to [Tracking] (A 115).
2 Press the assignable button.
• The subject selection mark I will appear on the screen.
• Press the assignable button again or the CANCEL button to end the subject selection mode.
3 Touch the desired subject on the LCD screen.
• The I mark changes to a double frame £ (tracking frame) and the camera will start tracking the selected
subject.
• You can also use the joystick (4 directions) to place the center of the I mark on the desired subject and
then press SET.
• If the tracking failed, the I mark will turn red momentarily. Select the subject again.
• The subject selected for tracking becomes the target for autofocus functions.
4 Press SET or the button assigned to [Tracking].
• The camera stops tracking and returns to subject selection mode.
• Press the CANCEL button to end the tracking function and return the camera to the focus mode that was
used previously.
NOTES NOTES
• The camera may start tracking the incorrect subject if there is another subject in the picture with similar color/
pattern characteristics. In that case, select the desired subject again.
• Tracking cannot be used in the same cases in which face detection AF and eye detection cannot be used
(A 79).

Focus Limit and Macro Shooting

By default, the camera's focus range allows macro shooting. You can activate the focus limit to restrict the focus
range. The focus range (1 cm (0.39 in.; at full wide-angle) to
the entire zoom range).
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Select > [
will be displayed. Select the desired subject again.
Camera Setup] > [Focus Limit] > [On].
) will be limited to 60 cm (2 ft.) to (throughout