Canon PowerShot A3500 IS - Manual (Page 56)

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Cover
Preliminary Notes and
Legal Information
Contents: Basic
Operations
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Smart Auto
Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
Playback Mode
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
Basic Guide
P Mode
• 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.
• 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.
• Examples of faces that cannot be detected:
- Subjects that are distant or extremely close
- Subjects that are dark or light
- Faces in profile, at an angle, or partly hidden
• The camera may misinterpret non-human subjects as faces.
• No AF frames are displayed if the camera cannot focus when you
press the shutter button halfway.
Still Images
Choosing Subjects to Focus On (Tracking AF)
Shoot after choosing a subject to focus on as follows.
1 Choose [Tracking AF].
z z Follow the steps in “Changing the AF
Frame Mode” ( = 55 ) to choose
[Tracking AF].
X X [ ] is displayed in the center of the
screen.
2 Choose a subject to focus on.
z z Aim the camera so that [ ] is on the
desired subject.
z z 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)
( = 57 ).
X X If no subject is detected, [ ] is
displayed.
3 Shoot.
z z Press the shutter button all the way down
to shoot.
• [Servo AF] ( = 57 ) is set to [On] and cannot be changed.
• Tracking may not be possible when subjects are too small or move
too rapidly, or when subject color or brightness matches that of the
background too closely.
• [AF-Point Zoom] on the [ 4] tab is not available.
• [ e] and [u] are not available.
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