Choosing the Subject to Focus On (Tracking AF)

Article ID: ART111826

Date published: 05/11/2015

Date last updated: 08/17/2015

Solution

You can choose the subject you want to focus on and shoot.

important:

[Servo AF] is set to [On].
The camera may not be able to track the subject if the subject is too small, moves too quickly or if the contrast between the subject and the background is too low.
Not available in [Macro] (), [Infinity] ().
The following explanations are provided based on the assumption that the [Shooting Mode] is set to [Program] ().

Shooting modes in which Tracking AF is possible

1. Turn on the camera.

2. Press the <> button.

3. The following screen appears.

Operate the <directional button> to select the [Shooting] () tab.

Operate the <directional button> to set [AF Frame] to [Tracking AF].

After making these settings, press the <> button.

4. The following window appears.

Point the camera so that the () is on the subject, and then press the left <directional button> (on the PowerShot SX40 HS, this is the [AF Frame Selector] () button).

- The camera will beep and () will appear when a subject is detected. The camera will continue to track the subject within a certain range even if the subject moves.

- If the camera does not detect the subject, () will appear on the screen.

reference:

To cancel tracking, press the left <directional button> again (on the PowerShot SX40 HS, this is the [AF Frame Selector] () button).
The camera will detect a subject even if you press the <shutter button> halfway without pressing the left <directional button> (on the PowerShot SX40 HS, this is the [AF Frame Selector] () button). After shooting, () will appear in the center of the screen.

5. Shoot.

Press the shutter button halfway. () will change into a blue () which will follow the subject while the camera continues to adjust the focus and exposure.