Canon PowerShot SX540 HS Manual

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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
1
Camera Basics
2
Auto Mode / 
Hybrid Auto Mode
3
Other Shooting Modes
4
P Mode
6
Playback Mode
7
Wi-Fi Functions
8
Setting Menu
9
Accessories
10
Appendix
Index
5
Tv, Av, and M Mode
Easily Reacquiring Subjects with Auto Zooming 
(Seek Assist)
 Still Images 
 Movies
If you lose track of a subject while zoomed in and move the camera to 
look for it, the camera detects this movement and automatically zooms 
out, which makes it easier to find the subject.
Enter   Auto mode (= 41).
Look for the lost subject.
 
When you move the camera to look for 
the subject, the camera zooms out to 
help you find it.
Reacquire the subject.
 
Once you find the subject and stop 
moving the camera, the camera zooms 
in again.
Shoot.
 
Pressing the [ ] button again. Then 
[  Auto: Off] is displayed and the auto 
zoom is canceled.
Adjusting the Constant Face Display Size
 
When [ Auto: On] is set, press the 
[ ][ ] buttons or turn the [
] dial to 
choose the desired option.
 
The camera zooms automatically to keep 
faces at the specified size.
Auto
The camera will auto zoom according to the 
movement of the person (subject) to keep the person 
in the screen.
When multiple faces are detected, the camera will 
auto zoom to keep multiple people in the screen.
Face
Keep faces large enough to show facial expressions 
clearly.
Upper Body
Keep faces small enough to show the person’s upper 
body.
Whole Body
Keep faces small enough to show the person’s entire 
body.
Manual
Keep faces at the size specified by moving the zoom 
lever. Move the zoom lever, and then release the 
zoom lever once the desired size has been obtained.
 
tab > [ Auto Settings] > [ Auto Zoom]. You can choose [Off] 
to deactivate this feature and use only the feature described in 
“Easily Reacquiring Subjects with Auto Zooming (Seek Assist)”.
 
You can zoom in or out with the zoom lever when [Face], [Upper 
Body], or [Whole Body] is selected, but the original zoom factor 
will be restored in a few seconds after you release the lever.
 
You can clear your specified face size during movie recording by 
pressing the [
] button.
 
Face sizes cannot be changed during movie recording.