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Men
u
s
Using the Menus: Shooting Mode
C
C
PHOTOMETRY
PHOTOMETRY
Choose how the camera meters exposure when Intelligent Face Detection is off (
P
57).
b
b
FACE DETECTION
FACE DETECTION
Intelligent Face Detection sets focus and exposure for human faces anywhere in the frame, preventing the camera from focusing
on the background in group portraits. Choose for shots that emphasize portrait subjects.
To use Intelligent Face Detection, press
MENU/OK
to display the shooting menu and select
ON
for
b
FACE
DETECTION
. Faces can be detected with the camera in vertical or horizontal orientation; if a face is de-
tected, it will be indicated by a green border. If there is more than one face in the frame, the camera will
select the face closest to the center; other faces are indicated by white borders.
Q
In some modes, the camera may set exposure for the frame as a whole rather than the portrait subject.
Q
If the subject moves as the shutter button is pressed, their face may not be in the area indicated by
the green border when the picture is taken.
P
y
y
EYE DETECTION AF
EYE DETECTION AF
Choose whether the camera detects and focuses on eyes when Intelligent Face Detection is on. Choose
from
u
AUTO
(the camera automatically chooses which eye to focus on),
w
RIGHT EYE PRIORITY
(the camera focuses on the right eye),
v
LEFT EYE PRIORITY
(the camera focuses on the left eye), and
OFF
(eye focus off ).
R
If the camera is unable to detect the subject’s eyes because they are hidden by hair, glasses, or other
objects, the camera will instead focus on faces.
F
F
FOCUS MODE
FOCUS MODE
This option controls how the camera focuses (
P
50).
c
c
MF ASSIST
MF ASSIST
Choose how focus is displayed in manual focus mode (
P
51).
Option
Option
Description
Description
STANDARD
Focus is displayed normally (focus peaking is not available).
FOCUS PEAK HIGHLIGHT
The camera heightens high-contrast outlines. Choose from
LOW
and
HIGH
.
