Magnifying The Focal Point; Shooting With Servo Af - Canon PowerShot SX30 IS User Manual

Magnifying the Focal Point

If you press the shutter button halfway, the AF frame will magnify and you can
check the focus.
What if the display does not magnify?
The display will not appear magnified in [Face Detect] if a face cannot be detected
or is too big in relation to the screen. In [FlexiZone] or [Center], it will not appear
magnified if the camera cannot focus.
The magnified display will not appear when using Digital Zoom (p. 58), Digital
Tele-converter (p. 59), Servo AF or when connected to a TV (p. 82).

Shooting with Servo AF

While the shutter button is pressed halfway, the focus and exposure will
continue to adjust, allowing you to take pictures of moving subjects without
missing a shot.
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Choose [AF-Point Zoom].
● Press the n button to choose [AF-
Point Zoom] in the 4 tab, then press the
qr buttons to choose [On].
Check the focus.
●
Press the shutter button halfway.
In [Face Detect] (p. 84), the face detected
as the main subject will appear magnified.
In [FlexiZone] or [Center] (p. 84), the
contents of the AF frame will appear
magnified.
Choose [Servo AF].
Press the n button to choose [Servo
●
AF] in the 4 tab, then press the qr
buttons to choose [On].