Sony A6100, Help Manual

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When [Subject Detection] is set to [Human], the eyes of animals are not detected. When [Subject Detection] is set to [Animal],
human faces are not detected.
When [Scene Selection] is set to [Portrait], [Face/Eye Priority in AF] is locked to [On], and [Subject Detection] is locked to
[Human].
When [Smile Shutter] is set to [On], [Face/Eye Priority in AF] is locked to [On], and [Subject Detection] is locked to [Human].
When [Subject Detection] is set to [Animal], the following functions cannot be used.
Tracking function
Face Priority in Multi Metering
Regist. Faces Priority
Soft Skin Effect
The [Eye AF] function may not function very well in the following situations:
When the person is wearing sunglasses.
When the front hair covers the person’s eyes.
In low-light or back-lit conditions.
When the eyes are closed.
When the subject is in the shade.
When the subject is out of focus.
When the subject is moving too much.
If the subject is moving too much, the detection frame may not be displayed correctly over their eyes.
Depending on the circumstances, the eyes cannot be focused.
When the camera cannot focus on human eyes, it will detect and focus on the face instead. The camera cannot focus on eyes
when no human faces are detected.
The product may not detect faces at all or may accidentally detect other objects as faces in some conditions.
The Eye AF function is unavailable when the mode dial is set to (Movie) or , or during movie shooting.
The eye detection frame is not displayed when the Eye AF function is unavailable.
You cannot use the face/eye detection function with the following functions:
Zoom functions other than the optical zoom.
[Sweep Panorama]
[Posterization] under [Picture Effect]
Focus Magnifier
When [Scene Selection] is set to [Landscape], [Night Scene], or [Sunset]
When [
Frame Rate] is set to [120fps]/[100fps] during slow-motion/quick-motion shooting.
You cannot use the face detection function with the following functions:
Movie shooting with [ Record Setting] set to [120p]/[100p]
Up to 8 faces of your subjects can be detected.
Even if [Face Detect. Frame Disp.] or [Animal Eye Display] is set to [Off], a green focusing frame will be displayed over faces or
eyes that are in focus.
When the shooting mode is set to [Intelligent Auto] or [Superior Auto], [Face/Eye Priority in AF] is locked to [On].
Even when [Subject Detection] is set to [Animal], the eyes of some types of animals cannot be detected.
Related Topic
Focus Mode
Focus Area
AF Area Auto Clear
Assigning frequently used functions to buttons (Custom Key)
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