Canon PowerShot SX410 IS User Manual
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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
1
Camera Basics
2
Auto Mode
3
Other Shooting Modes
5
Playback Mode
6
Setting Menu
7
Accessories
8
Appendix
Index
4
P Mode
Choosing Subjects to Focus On (Tracking AF)
Still Images
Movies
Shoot after choosing a subject to focus on as follows.
1
Choose [Tracking AF].
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Follow the steps in “Changing the AF
[Tracking AF].
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[ ] is displayed in the center of the screen.
2
Choose a subject to focus on.
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Aim the camera so that [ ] is on the
desired subject, and then press the [ ]
button.
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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.
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If no subject is detected, [ ] is displayed.
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To cancel tracking, press the [ ] button
again.
3
Shoot.
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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)
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Press the shutter button all the way down
to shoot.
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Even after your shot, [ ] is still displayed
and the camera continues to track the
subject.
Face AiAF
Still Images
Movies
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Detects people’s faces, and then sets the focus, exposure (evaluative
metering only), and white balance ([ ] only).
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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 (= 57) is set to [On],
the 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:
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Subjects that are distant or extremely close
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Subjects that are dark or light
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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.