Sony a7, Help Manual

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Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera
ILCE-7/ILCE-7R
Smile/Face Detect.
Detects the faces of your subjects and adjusts the focus, exposure, flash settings and performs image
processing automatically.
1. MENU → (Camera Settings) → [Smile/Face Detect.] → desired setting.
Menu item details
Off (default setting):
Does not use the [Face Detection] function.
On (Regist. Faces):
Detects the registered face with higher priority using [Face Registration].
On:
Detects a face without giving higher priority to the registered face.
Smile Shutter:
Automatically detects and shoots a smile.
Face Detection frame
When the product detects a face, the gray face detection frame appears. When the product determines that
autofocus is enabled, the face detection frame turns white. When you press the shutter button halfway down,
the frame turns green.
When the product detects two or more faces, it selects the face to be adjusted with higher priority and the
face detection frame over that face turns white. The face detection frames of other registered faces will turn
reddish-purple.
Tips for capturing smiles more effectively
Do not cover the eyes with front hair and keep the eyes narrowed.
Do not obscure the face by a hat, masks, sunglasses, etc.
Try to orient the face in front of the product and be as level as possible.
Give a clear smile with an open mouth. The smile is easier to be detected when the teeth are shown.
If you press the shutter button during Smile Shutter, the product shoots the image. After shooting, the
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