Adjusting the Focus

 

Options

 

 

[Face Priority]

: When there is no face detected, the camcorder focuses automatically on the subject at the center of

 

 

the screen.

 

[Face Only]

: When there is no face detected, the camcorder is set to manual focus.

86 [Off]:

Standard autofocus operation with no face detection.

 

 

 

NOTES

•The camcorder may mistakenly detect the faces of non-human subjects. In such case, turn face detection off.

•In certain cases, faces may not be detected correctly. Typical examples include:

-Faces extremely small, large, dark or bright in relation to the overall picture.

-Faces that are turned to the side, at a diagonal or partially hidden.

•Face detection cannot be used in the following cases:

-When the shutter speed used is slower than 1/30 (1/24 if the frame rate is set to 23.98P).

-When using slow & fast motion recording mode and the shooting frame rate is set to less than 24.

-In manual focus mode while you hold the PUSH AF button pressed down.

-During real-time proxy transfer mode or infrared mode.

•When a subject’s face is detected, the camcorder adds an event mark to the frame (MXF clips only). You can then use Canon XF Utility to search for event marks in the MXF clip.

•If you set an assignable button to [Face AF] (A129), you can press the button to toggle between the face detection options.

Focus Limit and Macro Shooting

By default, the camcorder’s focus range allows macro shooting. You can activate the focus limit to restrict the focus range. The focus range 1 cm (0.39 in.; at full wide-angle) to Gis limited to 60 cm (2 ft.) to G (throughout the entire zoom range).

1 Open the [Focus Limit] submenu.

[~Camera Setup] >[Focus Limit]

2 Select [On] and then press SET.

• Select [Off] to enable macro shooting.

[~Camera Setup]

[Focus Limit]

[Off]

NOTES

•If you set an assignable button to [Focus Limit] (A129), you can press the button to turn the focus limit on/ off.