105
6
T
he Shooting M
enus
AF/MF SETTING
FACE/EYE DETECTION SETTING
Intelligent Face Detection sets focus and
exposure for human faces anywhere in the
frame, preventing the camera from focus-
ing on the background in group portraits.
Choose for shots that emphasize portrait
subjects. You can also choose whether the camera detects and focus-
es on either the left or right eye when Intelligent Face Detection is on.
Option
Option
Description
Description
FACE DETECTION
FACE DETECTION
ON
ON
Adjust settings for Intelligent Face Detection. You can also adjust
eye detection settings.
•
g
EYE OFF
: Intelligent Face Detection only.
•
u
EYE AUTO
: The camera automatically chooses which eye
to focus on when a face is detected.
•
w
RIGHT EYE PRIORITY
: The camera focuses on the right
eye of subjects detected using Intelligent Face Detection.
•
v
LEFT EYE PRIORITY
: The camera focuses on the left eye
of subjects detected using Intelligent Face Detection.
OFF
OFF
Intelligent Face Detection and eye priority off .
O
•
If the subject moves as the shutter button is pressed, the face may not
be in the area indicated by the green border when the picture is taken.
•
In some modes, the camera may set exposure for the frame as a
whole rather than the portrait subject.
•
FACE DETECTION ON
>
u
EYE AUTO
is selected automatically
in
S
ADVANCED SR AUTO
,
h
PORTRAIT ENHANCER (
Z
)
, and
scene position
h
PORTRAIT
modes.
N
•
The face selected by the camera is indicated by a green border.
•
If multiple faces are detected, the subject closest to the center of the
frame will be indicated by a green border and the remaining subjects
by white borders.
•
Faces can be detected with the camera in vertical or horizontal ori-
entation.
•
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.
Summary of Contents for X-A7
Page 1: ...Owner s Manual BL00005018 201 EN ...
Page 18: ...xviii MEMO ...
Page 19: ...1 Before You Begin ...
Page 37: ...19 First Steps ...
Page 51: ...33 Basic Photography and Playback ...
Page 56: ...38 MEMO ...
Page 57: ...39 Movie Recording and Playback ...
Page 63: ...45 Taking Photographs ...
Page 109: ...91 The Shooting Menus ...
Page 147: ...129 Playback and the Playback Menu ...
Page 169: ...151 The Setup Menus ...
Page 191: ...173 Shortcuts ...
Page 198: ...180 MEMO ...
Page 199: ...181 Peripherals and Optional Accessories ...
Page 205: ...187 Connections ...
Page 217: ...199 Technical Notes ...