Canon Shoot, Choosing Subjects to Focus On (Touch AF), Choose a subject, a person’s face, or a location to focus on

Shooting Range and Focusing

A3400 IS Still Images

Choosing Subjects to Focus On (Touch AF)

You can shoot after the camera focuses on your selected subject, person’s face, or location shown on the screen.

Choose a subject, a person’s face, or a location to focus on.

z Touch the subject or person on the screen.

XWhen the AF frame mode is set to [Face

AiAF], the camera beeps and displays when a face is detected. Focus is maintained

even if the subject moves.

XWhen the AF frame mode is set to [Fixed frame], an AF frame is displayed where you

touched.

zTo cancel Touch AF, touch ^.

Shoot.

zPress the shutter button halfway. The frame

in focus changes to a green .

zPress the shutter button all the way down to shoot.

•If the camera shoots when you touch the screen, touch to change

the mode to (p. 65).

•If a border was displayed when you touched the screen, move the camera to position the person’s face or the subject inside the border before touching the screen.

•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.

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