Canon PowerShot G3 X - Manual (Page 90)

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Playback Mode
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
Tv, Av, M, C1, and C2 Mode
Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting Modes
P Mode
+Tracking
Still Images Movies
● Detects people’s faces, and then sets the focus, exposure (evaluative
metering only), and white balance ([ ] only).
● 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.
● When the camera detects movement, frames will follow moving
subjects, within a certain range.
● After you press the shutter button halfway, up to nine green frames are
displayed around faces in focus.
● When no faces are detected, or when only gray frames are
displayed (without a white frame), pressing the shutter button
halfway will display green frames in the areas in focus. Note that
the maximum number of frames depends on the aspect ratio
(= 52) setting.
- [ ] or [ ]: 31 frames
- [ ]: 25 frames
- [ ]: 21 frames
● If no faces are detected in Servo AF (= 91) mode, 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.
2
Resize the AF frame.
z To reduce the AF frame size, turn the
[ ] ring. Turn it again to restore it to the
original size.
3
Finish the setup process.
z Press the [ ] button.
● AF frames are displayed at normal size when you use the digital
zoom (= 41) or digital tele-converter (= 89), and in manual
focus mode (= 86).
● You can also access the screen in step 1 by pressing the [ ]
button.
● You can also return the AF frame to the original position in the
center by holding down the [
] button.
● You can also link the Spot AE Point frame to the AF frame (= 80).
● You can also configure the AF frame size by pressing the
[
] button and choosing [AF Frame Size] on the [ 3] tab
(= 31).
● On the screen in step 2, you can also move the AF frame by
touching the screen, restore the AF frame to the original position
by touching [
], or exit the setting by touching [ ].