Canon PowerShot A 1000 IS User Manual page 82

You can zoom the display of the AF frame to check focus when shooting.
When you want to capture people's expressions, set [AF Frame] (p. 80) to
[Face Detect]. When you want to check the focus while shooting in Macro
mode, set [AF Frame] to [Center].
Select [AF-Point Zoom].
Press the
8
button and select the
a
tab.
Press the ....... buttons to select [AF-Point
Zoom].
Accept the setting.
Press the
~ ~
buttons to select [On], then
press the
8
button.
Check the focus.
Press the shutter button halfway to check
the focus.
If the AF frame is set to [Face Detect], the
face that the camera determined as the
main subject is displayed enlarged. If the
AF frame is set to [Center], the center of
the image is displayed enlarged.
Shoot.
Press the shutter button fully.
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