Nikon COOLPIX S9400, Reference Manual

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Focusing on Subject
Shoot
ing Features
Using Face Detection
In the following settings, the camera uses face
detection to automatically focus on human faces.
If the camera detects more than one face, a double
border is displayed around the face that the camera
will focus on, and single borders are displayed around
the other faces.
* If Pet portrait auto release is switched to OFF when Pet portrait is selected, the camera
will detect human faces (
A
42).
• When using Face priority , if the shutter-release button is pressed halfway while no faces are
detected or while framing a shot with no faces in it, the camera automatically selects the focus
areas (up to 9) that contain the subject closest to the camera.
• When
x
(Scene auto selector) is selected, the focus area changes depending on which scene the
camera selects.
• When using
S
(Night portrait), Portrait or Smart portrait mode, if no faces are detected when the
shutter-release button is pressed halfway, 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
68), the subject may not be in focus
even though the double border turns green. If the camera does not focus, try “Focus Lock” (
A
68).
C
Viewing Pictures Taken Using Face Detection
When zooming in on an image displayed in full-frame playback mode by rotating the zoom control
toward
g
(
i
), the image is enlarged at the center of the face that was detected during shooting
(
A
69).
Setting
Number of faces that
can be detected
Focus area (double border)
Face priority is selected for AF
area mode (
A
62)
Up to 12 The face closest to the camera
x
(Scene auto selector),
S
(Night portrait), Portrait , Pet
portrait * scene modes (
A
33)
F
Smart portrait mode (
A
45) Up to 3
The face closest to the center of
the frame
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