Canon PowerShot SX720 HS - Manual (Page 41)

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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Index
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting Modes
P Mode
Tv, Av, and M Mode
Playback Mode
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Easily Reacquiring Subjects with Auto Zooming
(Seek Assist)
Still Images Movies
If zooming in causes you to lose track of a subject, and you move the
camera to look for them, the camera can automatically zoom out to help
you find the subject.
1
Enter [ ] Auto mode (= 40).
2
Look for the lost subject.
● When you move the camera to look for
the subject, the camera zooms out to
help you find it.
3
Reacquire the subject.
● Once you find the subject and stop
moving the camera, the camera zooms
in again.
4
Shoot.
● To cancel this mode, press the [ ]
button again. [ Auto: Off] is displayed.
Adjusting the Constant Face Display Size
● When [ Auto: On] is set, press the
[ ][ ] buttons to choose the desired
option.
● The camera zooms automatically to keep
faces at the specified size.
Auto
The camera will auto zoom according to the movement
of the person (subject) to keep the person in the screen.
When multiple faces are detected, the camera will auto
zoom to keep multiple people in the screen.
Face
Keep faces large enough to show facial expressions
clearly.
Upper Body
Keep faces small enough to show the person’s upper
body.
Whole
Body
Keep faces small enough to show the person’s entire
body.
Manual
Keep faces at the size specified by moving the zoom
lever. Move the zoom lever, and then release the zoom
lever once the desired size has been obtained.
● The face size can also be adjusted in MENU (= 29) > [ ]
tab > [ Auto Settings] > [ Auto Zoom]. You can choose [Off]
to deactivate this feature and use only the feature described in
“Easily Reacquiring Subjects with Auto Zooming (Seek Assist)”
(= 41).
● You can zoom in or out with the zoom lever when [Face], [Upper
Body], or [Whole Body] is selected, but the original zoom factor
will be restored in a few seconds after you release the lever.
● You can clear your specified face size during movie recording by
pressing the [
] button.
● Face sizes cannot be changed during movie recording.