Reacquiring Subjects Lost after Zooming (Framing Assist) (PowerShot SX700 HS / PowerShot SX710 HS)
12-Dec-2014
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Solution
If you lose track of a subject while zooming in, you can find it more easily by temporarily zooming out.
1. Turn the camera on.
2. Press and hold the [ 
] button.
] button.
The camera zooms out and displays a white frame around the area previously shown (before you pressed the [ ] button).
] button).
3. Aim the camera so that the subject enters the white frame, and then release the [ ] button.
] button.- The previous magnification is now restored, so that the area outlined in white fills the screen again.
IMPORTANT
- Some shooting information is not displayed while the camera is zoomed out.
- During movie shooting, the white frame is not displayed if you press the [ ] button. Also note that camera operating sounds such as zooming will be recorded.
NOTE
- If you prefer to shoot at the zoom factor of the screen in step 2, press the shutter button all the way down.
- You can adjust the zoom factor that the camera will revert to after Zoom Framing Assist (when you release the [ ] button) by moving the zoom lever as you hold the [ ] button to resize the white frame.
- To adjust how much the camera zooms out when the [ ] button is pressed, press the <MENU > button and choose one of the three levels in [ Display Area] on the [
] tab. - The zoom factor cannot be changed with the [ ] button after you press the shutter button all the way down in self-timer mode.