Canon EOS M5 Kit Owner's Manual

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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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An orange frame is displayed with [ ] if the camera cannot focus 
on subjects when you press the shutter button halfway.

 

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Focusing is not possible on faces detected at the edge of the 
screen (which are displayed with gray frames), even when you 
press the shutter button halfway.

 

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The camera focuses within your designated area. Effective when the 

subject is hard to capture with  + Tracking or 1-point AF, because 

you can specify where to focus. The camera will focus within the white 

frame displayed. You can move the white frame by dragging it or 

touching the screen.

 

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When you press the shutter button halfway, up to nine green frames 

are displayed around positions in focus within the white frame.

 

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An orange frame is displayed with [ ] if the camera cannot focus 
on subjects when you press the shutter button halfway.

 

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The frame size varies depending on IS Mode and Auto Level 
settings.

 

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Blue frames are displayed around positions in focus when you 
select MENU (

= 35) > [

3] tab > [AF operation] > [Servo AF].

 

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The camera focuses using a single AF frame. Effective for reliable 

focusing.

 

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Frames turn green after you press the shutter button halfway and the 

camera focuses.

 

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= 79). To compose shots with 

subjects on the edge or in a corner without moving the frame, first 
aim the camera to bring the subject into an AF frame, and then 
hold the shutter button halfway down. Keep the shutter button 
halfway down as you recompose the shot, and then press the 
shutter button all the way down (Focus Lock).

 

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To magnify the position of the AF frame, follow steps 2 – 4 in 
“Shooting in Manual Focus Mode” (

= 81). Note that Touch 

Shutter is not available at this time.

 

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To reduce the frame size, choose MENU (

3] tab 

> [AF Frame Size] > [Small]. Note that Servo AF (

= 80) and 

Continuous AF (

 

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After you aim the camera at the subject, a white frame is displayed 

around the face of the main subject as determined by the camera. You 

can also choose subjects yourself (

 

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When the camera detects movement, frames will follow moving 

subjects, within a certain range.

 

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Frames turn green after you press the shutter button halfway and the 

camera focuses.

 

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When no faces are detected, pressing the shutter button halfway 

displays green frames around other areas in focus.