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Shooting Range and Focusing
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If faces are not detected, or when only gray frames are displayed
(without a white frame), an AF frame is displayed in the center of
the screen when you press the shutter button halfway.
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If faces are not detected when Servo AF (
109) 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
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 on
105 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, and then press the <
q
>
button.
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Summary of Contents for PowerShot SX500 IS
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