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Choosing Subjects to Focus On (Touch AF) (PowerShot G7 X)
| Article ID: ART116054 |
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Date published: 05/12/2015 |
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Date last updated: 08/15/2015 |
Description
Choosing Subjects to Focus On (Touch AF) (PowerShot G7 X)
Solution
| Choosing Subjects to Focus On (Touch AF) (PowerShot G7 X) ID
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You can shoot after choosing a persons face or another subject to focus on.
IMPORTANT
- The following section explains the setting procedures when the cameras shooting mode has been set to [Program AE] (
 ).
Shooting modes in which Touch AF is possible
1. Turn the camera on.
2. Press the <  > button.
3.  Press the <  ><  > buttons to choose the [Shooting] (  ) tab.
 Press the <  ><  > buttons to choose [AF Frame], and then press the < >< > buttons to set [Face AiAF].
After completing the above settings, press the < > button.
4. Choose a persons face or another subject to focus on, and touch the subject or person on the screen.
- When the subject is detected, the camera beeps and (  ) is displayed. Focus is maintained even if the subject moves. To cancel Touch AF, touch (  ).
5. Shoot.
- Press the shutter button halfway. After the camera focuses, () changes to a green (
 ).
- Press the shutter button all the way down to shoot.
IMPORTANT
- If you prefer the camera not to shoot when you touch the screen, make sure [Touch Shutter] mode is deactivated. Press the (
 ) button, choose [Touch Shutter] on the ( ) tab, and then choose [Off].
- Tracking may not be possible when subjects are too small or move too rapidly, or when there is inadequate contrast between subjects and the background.
- Even if you are shooting in (
 ), the camera will revert to ( ) mode if you touch the screen to specify where to focus.
- If [Face ID] is set to [On], names will not display when registered people are detected, but the names will be recorded in the still images. However, a name will display if the subject chosen to focus on is the same as a person detected with Face ID.
NOTE
Touch AF is possible in the following shooting modes:
 ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  (*1),  (*2),  (*2),  ,  (*3),  (*3),  (*3),  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  (*3), 
*1: Only when [MF] is selected.
*2: Only available when faces are detected.
*3: Only in manual focus mode.
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