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The focus area varies depending on the shooting mode.
Using Face Detection
In the following shooting modes, the camera uses face
detection to automatically focus on human faces.
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Portrait
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Night portrait
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(scene auto selector)
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Portrait
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Night portrait
in scene mode (
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Smart portrait mode (
If the camera detects more than one face, a double border is
displayed around the face that the camera focuses on, and single borders are displayed
around the other faces.
If no faces are detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera
focuses on the subject in the center of the frame.
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Notes About Face Detection
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The camera’s ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors, including the direction in
which the faces are looking.
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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
Focusing
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