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Canon PowerShot SX60 HS User Manual

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Before Use

Basic Guide

Advanced Guide

1

Camera Basics

2

Auto Mode /

Hybrid Auto Mode

3

Other Shooting Modes

5

Tv, Av, M, C1, and C2 Mode

6

Playback Mode

7

Wi-Fi Functions

8

Setting Menu

9

Accessories

10

Appendix

Index

4

P Mode

2

Choose a subject to focus on.

Aim the camera so that [ ] is on the

desired subject, and then press the [

]

button.

When the subject is detected, the camera

beeps and [ ] is displayed. Even if the

subject moves, the camera will continue

to track the subject within a certain range.

If no subject is detected, [ ] is displayed.

To cancel tracking, press the [

] button

again.

3

Shoot.

Press the shutter button halfway. [ ]

changes to a blue [ ], which follows

the subject as the camera continues to

adjust the focus and exposure (Servo AF)

(= 84).

Press the shutter button all the way down

to shoot.

Even after your shot, [ ] is still displayed

and the camera continues to track the

subject.

[Servo AF] (= 84) is set to [On] and cannot be changed.

Tracking may not be possible when subjects are too small or
move too rapidly, or when subject color or brightness matches
that of the background too closely.

[AF-Point Zoom] on the [

] tab (= 30) is not available.

Face Detect

Still Images

Movies

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.

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.

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.

Choosing Subjects to Focus On (Tracking AF)

Still Images

Movies

Shoot after choosing a subject to focus on as follows.

1

Choose [Tracking AF].

Follow the steps in “Changing the AF

Frame Mode” (= 82) to choose

[Tracking AF].

[ ] is displayed in the center of the

screen.

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