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Using Autofocus
Using Face Detection
In the following settings, the camera uses face
detection to automatically focus on human faces.
•
Scene auto selector
,
Portrait
, or
Night portrait
scene mode (
•
a
(smile timer) (
•
When
AF area mode
140) is set to
Face
priority
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 the shutter-release button is pressed halfway when no faces are detected:
•
When
Scene auto selector
is selected, the focus area changes depending on the
shooting conditions that the camera recognizes.
•
In
Portrait
and
Night portrait
, the camera focuses on the area in the center of
the frame.
•
When
AF area mode
is set to
Face priority
, the camera selects the focus area
containing the subject closest to the camera.
•
When
a
(smile timer) is selected in
A
(auto),
j
,
k
,
l
,
m
,or
M
mode, the camera
automatically selects one or more of the nine focus areas containing the subject
closest to the camera.
B
Notes About Face Detection
•
The camera’s ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors, including the direction
in which the faces are looking.
•
The camera cannot 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
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