Canon PowerShot G1 X - Manual (Page 108)

Shooting Range and Focusing
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Change the AF (auto focus) frame mode to suit the shooting conditions as
follows.
z Press the n button, choose [AF Frame]
on the 4 tab, and then choose the desired
option (p. 41).
• 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.
• The respective focal lengths when using [1.5x] and [1.9x] are 42.0 – 168 mm
and 53.2 – 213 mm (35mm film equivalent).
• The shutter speed may be equivalent when you move the zoom lever all the way
toward
i for maximum telephoto, and when you zoom in to enlarge the subject
to the same size following step 2 on p. 51.
Changing the AF Frame Mode
Still Images Movies
Face AiAF
Still Images Movies
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