Canon Powershot SX520 HS, User Manual

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Face AiAF
Still Images Movies
● Detects people’s faces, and then sets the focus, exposure
(evaluative metering only), and white balance ([ ] only).
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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.
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When the camera detects movement, frames will follow moving
subjects, within a certain range.
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After you press the shutter button halfway, up to nine green
frames are displayed around faces in focus.
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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.
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If faces are not detected when Servo AF (
=
143) 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:
- Subjects that are distant or extremely close
- 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.