Canon PowerShot SX420 IS Owner's Manual
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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
1
Camera Basics
2
Auto Mode
3
Other Shooting Modes
5
Playback Mode
6
Wi-Fi Functions
7
Setting Menu
8
Accessories
4
P Mode
9
Appendix
Index
Choosing Subjects to Focus On (Tracking AF)
Still Images
Movies
Shoot after choosing a subject to focus on as follows.
1
Choose [Tracking AF].
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[Tracking AF].
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[ ] is displayed in the center of the
screen.
2
Choose a subject to focus on.
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Aim the camera so that [ ] is on the
desired subject, and then press the [ ]
button.
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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.
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If no subject is detected, [ ] is displayed.
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To cancel tracking, press the [ ] button
again.
3
Shoot.
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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)
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Press the shutter button all the way down
to shoot.
Face AiAF
Still Images
Movies
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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.
(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 (= 57) is set to [On],
the AF frame is displayed in the center of the screen when you
press the shutter button halfway.
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:
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Subjects that are distant or extremely close.
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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.
press the shutter button halfway.