Nikon COOLPIX AW100, Reference Manual

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65
Sh
ooting Feat
ures
Using Face Detection
In the following shooting modes, the camera uses face
detection to automatically focus on human faces. If
more than one face is detected, a double border is
displayed around the face that the camera will focus
on, and single borders are displayed around the other
faces.
• When
G
(easy auto) mode is selected, the focus area changes depending on which scene the
camera automatically selects.
• When using Face priority , if you press the shutter-release button halfway while no faces are
detected, the camera automatically selects one or more of the nine focus areas containing the
subject closest to the camera.
• If no faces are detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway in Portrait or Night
portrait scene mode or smart portrait mode, the camera will focus on the subject at the center of
the frame.
B
Notes on Face Detection
• The camera’s ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors, including whether or not the
subject is facing the camera. Additionally, the camera may be unable to detect faces in the
following situations:
- When faces are partially hidden by sunglasses or otherwise obstructed
- When faces take up too much or too little of the frame
• When the frame includes more than one face, the faces detected by the camera and the face on
which the camera focuses depend upon a variety of factors, including the direction in which the
subject is facing.
• In some rare cases, such as those described in “Autofocus” (
A
31), the subject may not be in focus
even though the double border turns green. If the camera does not focus, use “Focus Lock”
(
A
67).
C
Viewing Pictures Taken Using Face Detection
• During playback, the camera automatically rotates images according to the orientation of the
faces that were detected at the time of shooting. (Pictures taken when using
Continuous (
A
52)
are not rotated.)
• When zooming in on an image displayed in full-frame playback mode by pressing the zoom
button
g
(
i
), the image is enlarged at the center of the face that was detected during shooting
(
A
33). (Pictures taken when using Continuous (
A
52) are not displayed.)
Shooting mode
Number of faces that
can be detected
Focus area (double border)
G
(Easy auto mode) (
A
38)
Up to 12 The face closest to the camera
A
(Auto mode) ( AF area mode
(
A
51) is Face priority )
Portrait , Night portrait scene
mode (
A
39)
Smart portrait mode (
A
49) Up to 3
The face closest to the center of
the frame
2 9 m 0 s 2 9 m 0 s
1 3 4 2 1 3 4 2