Canon PowerShot G12, Getting Started, Page: 128 / 255

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You can change the AF (Auto Focus) frame mode to match the scene you
want to shoot.
Choose [AF Frame].
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After pressing the
n
button, choose
[AF Frame] in the
4
tab, then press the
qr
buttons to choose an option.
Face AiAF
• Detects people’s faces and sets the focus, exposure (evaluative metering
only) and white balance (
only).
• When the camera is pointed at subjects, a white frame appears on the face
the camera judges to be the main subject, and gray frames (max. 2) will
appear on other faces.
• A frame will follow a moving subject within a certain range.
• When the shutter button is pressed halfway, up to 9 green frames will
appear on faces that the camera focuses on.
Tracking AF
• You can choose the subject you want to focus on and shoot (p. 95).
Changing the AF Frame Mode
• If a face is not detected and only gray frames (no white frame) appear,
up to 9 green frames will appear on the areas the camera focuses on
when the shutter button is pressed halfway.
• The AF frame will appear in the center of the screen if you press the
shutter button halfway when Servo AF (p. 94) is set to [On] and a face is
not detected.
• Examples of faces that cannot be detected:
• The camera may mistakenly identify non-human subjects as a face.
• If the camera cannot focus when you press the shutter button halfway,
he AF frame will not appear.
• Subjects that are far away or extremely close.
• Subjects that are dark or light.
• Faces turned to the side or at a diagonal, or faces with a portion hidden.