Canon PowerShot G1 X - Manual (Page 109)

Shooting Range and Focusing
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One AF frame is displayed. Effective for reliable focusing.
With [FlexiZone], you can move and resize the AF frame (p. 110).
As long as you keep the shutter button pressed halfway, the focus and
exposure are locked. You can recompose shots as needed before shooting.
This feature is called Focus Lock.
Focus.
z Aim the camera so that the subject is
centered, and then press the shutter button
halfway.
z Confirm that the AF frame displayed around
the subject is green.
• 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.
• If faces are not detected when Servo AF (p. 112) is set to [On], the
AF frame is displayed in the center of the screen when you press the
shutter button halfway.
• Examples of faces that cannot be detected:
- Subjects that are distant or extremely close
- Subjects that are dark or light
- Faces in profile, at an angle, or partly hidden
• The camera may misinterpret non-human subjects as faces.
• No AF frames are displayed if the camera cannot focus when you
press the shutter button halfway.
FlexiZone/Center
• A yellow AF frame is displayed with if the camera cannot focus
when you press the shutter button halfway. Note that AF-point
zooming (p. 63) is not possible.
Recomposing Shots While the Focus is Locked
Still Images
Still Images
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