Colors of AF Frame Change during Shooting
20-Sep-2011
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Solution
When shooting still images, the colors of the [AF Frame] change as follows. (This is also the same when using the Touch Shutter function to shoot with the PowerShot ELPH 510 HS / IXUS 1100 HS.)
| What the color represents | |
|---|---|
 (Green) | When the <shutter button> is pressed halfway and the subject is in focus, the color of the [AF Frame] changes to green. |
 (Yellow) | When the <shutter button> is pressed halfway and the subject is not in focus, the color of the [AF Frame] changes to yellow. In this case, the (  ) icon appears on the lower right of the [AF Frame]. |
 (Blue) | When the camera is tracking the subject while the <shutter button> is pressed halfway, the color of the [AF Frame] changes to blue. (Servo AF)*1 For the shooting modes in which [Servo AF] works, please refer to the following table. |
 *2(Orange) | When pressing the <AF Frame Selector> button ( ) to change the position and size of the [AF Frame].<AF Frame Selector> is activated in the following condition: - When the [AF Frame] is set to [FlexiZone]. |
 (Gray) | When the camera detects a person's face, but recognizes that it is not the main subject, up to two gray [AF Frames] are displayed. (Face Detect) ([Face AiAF] for PowerShot ELPH 310 HS / IXUS 230 HS) For the shooting modes in which [Face Detect] or [Face AiAF] works, please refer to the following table. |
*2 PowerShot SX40 HS only.
Please see the table below to check if your camera supports each shooting mode.
... Automatically set to [On]
... When motion is detected, the camera will be set to [On]
... This shooting mode is not available in this model| Shooting modes in which the function automatically works | |||||||||
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| [Servo AF]*3 | [Face Detect] ([Face AiAF] for PowerShot S100 / PowerShot ELPH 310 HS / IXUS 230 HS)*4 | ||||||||
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*4 If [AF Frame] is set to [Face Detect] or [Face AiAF], the function works even if the shooting mode is other than listed above.