Helpful Shooting Features; Displaying Grid Lines; Magnifying The Area In Focus - Canon Powershot SX520 HS User Manual

Helpful Shooting Features

Displaying Grid Lines

Grid lines can be displayed on the screen for vertical and horizontal
reference while shooting.
●
Press the [
Lines] on the [
[On] ( = 27).
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Once the setting is complete, grid lines
are displayed on the screen.
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To restore the original setting, repeat this
process but choose [Off].
●
Grid lines are not recorded in your shots.

Magnifying the Area in Focus

You can check the focus by pressing the shutter button halfway, which will
enlarge the portion of the image in focus in the AF frame.
Still Images Movies
] button, choose [Grid
] tab, and then choose
Still Images
1
Configure the setting.
●
Press the [ ] button, choose [AF-
Point Zoom] on the [
choose [On] ( = 27).
2
Check the focus.
●
Press the shutter button halfway. The
face detected as the main subject is now
magnified.
●
To restore the original setting, choose
[Off] in step 1.
● The area in focus is not magnified in the following cases when the
shutter button is pressed halfway.
- If a face was not detected, if the person is too close to the
camera and their face is too large for the screen, or if the
camera detects subject movement
When digital zoom is used ( = 35)
-
When Tracking AF is used ( = 66)
-
When a TV is used as a display ( = 104)
-
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Not available in [ ] mode.
Before Use
Basic Guide
Movies
Advanced Guide
1
Camera Basics
2
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
] tab, and then
3
Other Shooting Modes
4
P Mode
5
Tv, Av, and M Mode
6
Playback Mode
7
Setting Menu
8
Accessories
9
Appendix
Index
44