Canon G12 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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You can change the AF (Auto Focus) frame mode to match the scene you
want to shoot.
Choose [AF Frame].
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,
the 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.
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