Magnifying the area in focus, Checking for closed eyes – Canon PowerShot SX170 IS User Manual

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Before Use

Common Camera
Operations

Advanced Guide

Camera Basics

Auto Mode

Other Shooting
Modes

P Mode

Playback Mode

Setting Menu

Accessories

Appendix

Index

Basic Guide

Tv, Av, and M
Mode

Still Images

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.

1

Configure the setting.

z

z

Press the <

n> button, choose

[AF-Point Zoom] on the [

4] tab, and

then choose [On] (

=

24

).

2

Check the focus.

z

z

Press the shutter button halfway. The
face detected as the main subject is now
magnified.

z

z

To restore the original setting, choose
[Off] in step 1.

The area in focus will not be magnified when you press the shutter
button 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.

The display will not magnify when using the digital zoom (

=

32

) or Tracking

AF (

=

60

).

Still Images

Checking for Closed Eyes

[

] is displayed when the camera detects that people may have closed

their eyes.

1

Configure the setting.

z

z

Press the <

n> button, choose

[Blink Detection] on the [

4] tab, and then

choose [On] (

=

24

).

2

Shoot.

z

z

[

] flashes when the camera detects a

person whose eyes are closed.

z

z

To restore the original setting, choose
[Off] in step 1.

When you have specified multiple shots in [

$] mode, this function is only

available for the final shot.

A frame is displayed around people whose eyes are closed when you have
selected [2 sec.], [4 sec.], [8 sec.], or [Hold] in [Display Time] (

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).

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