Choosing Subjects To Focus On (Tracking Af) - Canon PowerShot SX720 HS User Manual

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If faces are not detected, or when only gray frames are displayed
(without a white frame), up to nine green frames are displayed in
the areas in focus when you press the shutter button halfway.
If faces are not detected when Servo AF ( = 79) is set to [On],
the AF frame is displayed in the center of the screen when you
press the shutter button halfway.
Examples of faces that cannot be detected:
-
Subjects that are distant or extremely close
-
Subjects that are dark or light
-
Faces in profile, at an angle, or partly hidden
The camera may misinterpret non-human subjects as faces.
No AF frames are displayed if the camera cannot focus when you
press the shutter button halfway.

Choosing Subjects to Focus On (Tracking AF)

Shoot after choosing a subject to focus on as follows.
1
Choose [Tracking AF].
Follow the steps in "Changing the
AF Frame Mode" ( = 77) to choose
[Tracking AF].
[ ] is displayed in the center of the
screen.
2
Choose a subject to focus on.
Aim the camera so that [ ] is on the
desired subject, and then press the [ ]
button.
Still Images
Movies
When the subject is detected, the camera
beeps and [
] is displayed. Even if the
subject moves, the camera will continue
to track the subject within a certain range.
If no subject is detected, [ ] is displayed.
To cancel tracking, press the [ ] button
again.
3
Shoot.
Press the shutter button halfway. [
changes to a blue [
], which follows
the subject as the camera continues to
adjust the focus and exposure (Servo AF)
( = 79).
Press the shutter button all the way down
to shoot.
Even after your shot, [
and the camera continues to track the
subject.
[Servo AF] ( = 79) is set to [On] and cannot be changed.
Tracking may not be possible when subjects are too small or
move too rapidly, or when subject color or brightness matches
that of the background too closely.
] tab of MENU ( = 29) is not
[AF-Point Zoom] on the [
available.
[
] is not available.
The camera can detect subjects even if you press the shutter
button halfway without pressing the [ ] button. After your shot,
[
] is displayed in the center of the screen.
When shooting in [
] mode ( = 75), press and hold the [ ]
button for at least one second.
If [Face ID] is set to [On], names will not display when registered
people are detected, but the names will be recorded in the still
images ( = 44). However, the name is displayed when a
registered person is selected as a subject.
Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
]
Other Shooting Modes
P Mode
Tv, Av, and M Mode
Playback Mode
] is still displayed
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
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