Canon PowerShot SX730 HS Owner's Manual

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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Index
Camera Basics
Auto Mode / 
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting Modes
P Mode
Tv, Av, and M Mode
Playback Mode
Wireless Features
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
 
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.
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) 
 
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.
 
 
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.
 
[ ] is not available.
 
The camera can detect subjects even if you press the shutter 
button halfway without pressing the [ ] button. After your shot, 
[ ] is displayed in the center of the screen.
 
When shooting in [
button for at least one second.
 
If [Face ID] is set to [On], names will not be displayed when 
registered people are detected, but the names will be recorded 
in the still images (= 45). However, when you choose a 
registered person as the subject, their name is displayed.
 
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 (= 79) is set to 
[Enable], 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.
Choosing Subjects to Focus On (Tracking AF)
 Still Images 
 
Movies
Shoot after choosing a subject to focus on as follows.
Choose [Tracking AF].
 
[Tracking AF].
 
[ ] is displayed in the center of the 
screen.
Choose a subject to focus on.
 
Aim the camera so that [ ] is on the 
desired subject, and then press the [ ] 
button.