Canon XA40 Instruction Manual

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Focus Adjustment61• About soft focus due to smaller apertures: When recording in bright surroundings, thecamcorder closes down the aperture. This may cause the picture to appear blurred and is morenoticeable toward the wide angle end of the zoom range. In such case, in mode, select the[’ Programmed AE], [‚ Shutter-Pri. AE], [“ Aperture-Pri. AE] or [n Manual Exposure] shootingmode and set > [v Camera Setup] > [ND Filter] to [k Automatic].• When recording under dark conditions, the focusing range narrows and the picture may appearblurred.• Autofocus may not work well on the following subjects or in the following cases. In such case, focusmanually.- Reflective surfaces - Through dirty or wet windows- Subjects with low contrast or without vertical lines - Night scenes- Fast moving subjects- When subjects are at different distances.Face Detection & TrackingDuring autofocus, the camcorder automatically detects people’s faces and uses this information toselect the optimal focus and exposure settings. When a face cannot be detected, the camcorder canadjust the focus using autofocus. When multiple faces are detected, you can use tracking to have thecamcorder track and optimize settings for a different subject. You can also use tracking to optimizesettings for moving subjects such as pets. You must use the touch screen to select the subject.By default, the face detection & tracking function is activated. If it was turned off, start the procedurefrom step 1 to activate it. In mode, face detection & tracking is always activated and cannot beturned off.1 Activate face detection & tracking.> [v " Camera Setup] > [Face Detection &Tracking] > [i On}] > [X]• } will appear at the left of the screen.2 Point the camcorder at the subject.• A white frame will appear around the face of the mainsubject. Other faces will have gray frames.3 If necessary, touch the desired subject on the screento select a different main subject.• To select a different person: Touch a face with a gray frame. The face detection frame will change toa white double frame £ (tracking frame). The camcorder will track the subject as it moves.• To select other moving subjects: In autofocus mode only, you can touch [£] and then touch anyother moving subject, such as a pet. The frame will change to a white double frame £ (trackingframe). The camcorder will track the subject as it moves.• Touch [ ] to remove the frame and cancel the tracking.Operating modes:Main subject