Using AF to FocusN

2 Focus the subject.

Press the <A> button to focus the face covered by the <p> frame.

X When focus is achieved, the AF point will

turn green and the beeper will sound. X If focus is not achieved, the AF point

will turn red.

If a face cannot be detected, the <> AF point will be displayed and the center AF point will be used for focusing.

3 Take the picture.

Check the focus and exposure, then press the shutter button to take the picture (p.106).

If the focus is way off, face detection will not be possible. If the lens enables manual focusing even while the lens focus switch is set to <f>, turn the focusing ring to attain rough focus. The face will then be detected and <p> will be displayed.

An object other than a human face might be detected as a face. Face detection will not work if the face is very small or large in the picture, too bright or too dark, titled horizontally or diagonally, or partially hidden.

The <p> focusing frame might cover only part of the face.

When you press the <L> button, the AF mode will switch to the Live mode (p.111). You can press the <S> key to switch to another AF point. Press the <L> button again to return to the u(face detection) Live mode.

Since AF is not possible with a face detected near the edge of the picture, the <p> will be grayed out. Then if you press the <A> button, the center AF point <> will be used to focus.

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Cannon 500D instruction manual 113, Press the a button to focus the face covered by the p frame, Will turn red