Selecting An Af Frame - Canon pmn Advanced User's Manual

Selecting an AF Frame

Shooting Mode
The AF frame indicates the area of the composition on which the
camera focuses. You can set the AF frame in the following ways.
1
(Rec.) Menu
[Off].
Default settings differ depending on
the shooting mode (p. 128).
* Cannot be set in
You can have the camera automatically
detect the position of a face and use this
data to set the focus and exposure* while
shooting. In addition, the camera will meter
Face
the subject so that the face is correctly
Detect
illuminated when the flash fires. If a face is
not detected, shooting will take place with
[On].
* Only in evaluative metering mode (p. 48).
The camera automatically selects between
On 9 AF frames to focus on according to the
shooting conditions.
The camera focuses using the center AF
Off frame. This is convenient for making sure
the focus is exactly where you want it.
[AiAF]
See Menus and Settings (p. 19).
*
mode.
[Face Detect]/[On]/
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