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Using the Menus: Shooting Mode
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FACE DETECTION (
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Intelligent Face Detection allows the camera to automatically detect human faces and set focus and
exposure for a face anywhere in the frame for shots that emphasize portrait subjects. Choose for
group portraits (in vertical or horizontal orientations) to prevent the camera from focusing on the back-
ground.
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Tip: Intelligent Face Detection
When Intelligent Face Detection is on, the selected face is indicated by a green border (note
that, in some shooting modes, exposure is adjusted for the current shooting mode and may
not be optimized for the selected subject). If more than one face is detected, the camera
will select the face closest to the center of the frame; other faces are indicated by white bor-
ders (note that some time may be required for face detection if the number of faces is very
large). Intelligent Face Detection is recommended when using the self-timer for group- or
self-portraits (pg. 38).
When a picture taken with Intelligent Face Detection is displayed, the camera can automatically select faces for
red-eye removal (pg. 71), playback zoom (pg. 40), slide shows (pg. 70), printing (pg. 53), and cropping (pg. 73).
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Cautions
• If no face is detected when the shutter button is pressed halfway (pg. 19), the camera will focus on the subject
at the center of the display and red-eye will not be removed.
• If the subject moves as the shutter button is pressed, their face may not be in the area indicated by the green
border when the picture is taken.
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Green border
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Green border
