Shooting options
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Using face detection
If you use face detection options, your camera can automatically detect a human face. When you focus on a human face, the camera
adjusts the exposure automatically. Take photos quickly and easily by using
Blink Detection
to detect closed eyes or
Smile Shot
to
capture a smiling face. You can also use
Smart Face Recognition
to register faces and prioritize the focus on them.
p A S M d s
Detecting faces
Your camera automatically detects human faces
(up to 10 human faces).
In Shooting mode, press [
1
m
].
Select
2
a
Face Detection
Normal
.
The nearest face appears in a white focus frame and the rest
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of the faces appear in gray focus frames.
The closer you are to the subject, the quicker your camera will detect faces.
In some
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s
modes, face detection is unavailable.
Face detection may not be effective when:
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The subject is far from the camera. (The focus frame will appear
-
orange for
Smile Shot
and
Blink Detection
.)
It is too bright or too dark.
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The subject is not facing the camera.
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The subject is wearing sunglasses or a mask.
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The subject is in backlighting or the lighting condition is unstable.
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The subject’s facial expression changes remarkably.
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Face detection is not available when you use a photo style,
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smart filter effect, or image adjustment option, or when you use
Selection AF
,
Manual Focus
, or
Tracking AF
.
Face detection is not available when you set the burst mode.
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If you select a face detection option while using the digital zoom, the
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digital zoom changes to the optical zoom automatically.
Depending on the selected face detection option, the timer is not
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available or some timer options are not available.
Depending on the selected face detection option, some burst options
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are not available.
When you take photos of detected faces, they will be registered in
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the face list.
You can view registered faces in order of priority in Playback mode.
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(p. 77) Even though faces are registered successfully, they may not be
classified in Playback mode.
The detected face in Shooting mode may not appear in the face list
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or Smart Album.