Changing The Af Frame Mode - Canon PowerShot SX700 HS User Manual

Changing the AF Frame Mode

Change the AF (auto focus) frame mode to suit the shooting conditions as
follows.
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Press the <n> button, choose [AF
Frame] on the [4] tab, and then choose
the desired option
Center
One AF frame is displayed in the center. Effective for reliable focusing.
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A yellow AF frame is displayed with [
when you press the shutter button halfway.
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To reduce the AF frame size, press the <n> button and set [AF Frame
Size] on the [4] tab to [Small] (=
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The AF frame size is set to [Normal] when you use the digital zoom
or digital tele-converter (= 75), and in manual focus mode
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To compose shots so that subjects are positioned at the edge or in a corner,
first aim the camera to capture the subject in an AF frame, and then hold
the shutter button halfway down. As you continue to hold the shutter button
halfway, recompose the shot as desired, and then press the shutter button all
the way down (Focus Lock).
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The AF frame position is enlarged when you press the shutter button halfway
and [AF-Point Zoom] (= 49) is set to [On].
Still Images Movies
(= 24).
Still Images Movies
] if the camera cannot focus
24).
(= 34)
(= 74).
Face AiAF
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Detects people's faces, and then sets the focus, exposure (evaluative
metering only), and white balance ([
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After you aim the camera at the subject, a white frame is displayed
around the person's face determined by the camera to be the main
subject, and up to two gray frames are displayed around other detected
faces.
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When the camera detects movement, frames will follow moving subjects,
within a certain range.
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After you press the shutter button halfway, up to nine green frames are
displayed around faces in focus.
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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.
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If faces are not detected when Servo AF
AF frame is displayed in the center of the screen when you press
the shutter button halfway.
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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
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The camera may misinterpret non-human subjects as faces.
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No AF frames are displayed if the camera cannot focus when you
press the shutter button halfway.
Still Images Movies
] only).
(= 78) is set to [On], the
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