Canon A3100 IS, A3000 IS manual Magnifying the Focal Point, Choose AF-Point Zoom, Check the focus

Magnifying the Focal Point

You can reduce the AF frame size

•Press the n button, choose the 4 tab, then choose the [AF

Frame Size] menu item and [Small] option.

• The setting is configured to [Normal] when the Digital Zoom (p. 59) or Digital Tele-converter (p. 60) is used.

If the camera cannot focus when you press the shutter button halfway, the AF frame will turn yellow and will appear on the screen.

Magnifying the Focal Point

If you press the shutter button halfway, the AF frame will magnify and you can check the focus.

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Choose [AF-Point Zoom].

●Press the n button, choose the 4 tab, and then choose the [AF-Point Zoom] menu item. Press the qr buttons to choose [On].

Check the focus.

●Press the shutter button halfway.

XIn [Face AiAF] (p. 78), the face detected as the main subject will appear magnified.

XIn [Center] (p. 78), the contents of the center AF frame will appear magnified.

What if the display does not magnify?

The display will not appear magnified in [Face AiAF] if a face cannot be detected or is too big in relation to the screen. In [Center], it will not appear magnified if the camera cannot focus.

The magnified display will not appear when using Digital Zoom (p. 59) or Digital Tele-converter (p. 60) or when connected to a TV (p. 97).

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