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Using the Menus: Shooting Mode
G
G
AUTOFOCUS SETTING (Continued)
AUTOFOCUS SETTING (Continued)
Option
Option
Description
Description
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.
PRE-AF
PRE-AF
If
ON
is selected, the camera will continue to adjust focus even when the shutter button is not pressed
halfway. Note that this increases the drain on the battery.
AF ILLUMINATOR
AF ILLUMINATOR
If
ON
is selected, the AF-assist illuminator will light to assist autofocus.
R
The AF-assist illuminator turns off automatically when
OFF
is selected for
o
SOUND & FLASH
in the
setup menu.
Q
The camera may be unable to focus using the AF-assist illuminator in some cases. If the camera is un-
able to focus in macro mode, try increasing the distance to the subject.
Q
Avoid shining the AF-assist illuminator directly into your subject’s eyes.
N
N
ISO
ISO
Control the camera’s sensitivity to light (
P
75).
