Changing The Af Frame Mode - Canon PowerShot ELPH 310 HS User Manual

Changing the AF Frame Mode

You can change the AF (Auto Focus) frame mode to match the scene you
want to shoot.
Face AiAF
• Detects people's faces and sets the focus, exposure (evaluative metering
only) and white balance (
• 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.
• A frame will follow a moving subject within a certain range.
• When the shutter button is pressed halfway, up to 9 green frames will
appear on faces that the camera focuses on.
• 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.
• If a face is not detected when [Servo AF] (p. 97) is set to [On], the AF
frame will appear in the center of the screen when you press the shutter
button halfway.
• 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 an angle, or faces with a portion hidden
• The camera may mistakenly identify non-human subjects as a face.
• If the camera cannot focus when you press the shutter button halfway,
the AF frame will not appear.
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Choose [AF Frame].
Press the n button to choose [AF
Frame] in the 4 tab, then press the qr
buttons to choose an option.
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