Canon PowerShot G16 User Manual

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Before Use
Common Camera

Operations

Advanced Guide

Camera Basics
Auto Mode /

Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting

Modes

Tv, Av, M, C1,

and C2 Mode
Playback Mode

Wi-Fi Functions

Setting Menu

Accessories

Appendix

Index

Basic Guide

P Mode

Still Images

Movies

Face AiAF

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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 (

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) 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.

Still Images

Movies

Choosing Subjects to Focus On (Tracking AF)

Shoot after choosing a subject to focus on as follows.

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Choose [Tracking AF].

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Follow the steps in “Changing the AF

Frame Mode” (

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[Tracking AF].

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[ ] is displayed in the center of the

screen.

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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.

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