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FAQs & troubleshooting

Reacquiring Subjects Lost after Zooming (Framing Assist) (PowerShot SX520 HS / PowerShot SX530 HS)

Content Id: 8202134000


Solution

If you lose track of a subject while zoomed in, you can find it more easily by temporarily zooming out.

Caution

The position and shape of the operation buttons, screens displayed, and setting items may differ according to the model you use.

1. Press the ⋖Power⋗ button to turn the camera on.

2. Press and hold the [ ] button.

The camera zooms out and displays a white frame around the area previously shown (before you pressed the [ ] button).

3. Aim the camera so that the subject enters the white frame, and then release the [ ] button.

The previous magnification is now restored, so that the area outlined in white fills the screen again.

Caution

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 a changed zoom factor and camera operating sounds are recorded.

Caution

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 reverts to when you release the [ ] button by moving the zoom lever to resize the white frame while you hold the [ ] button.
To adjust the area displayed when the [ ] button is pressed, access MENU - ⋗ [ ] tab -⋗ [Display Area], and choose one of the three options.
The zoom factor cannot be changed with the [ ] button after you press the shutter button all the way down in self-timer mode.
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