Digital Camera Operating Instructions
Advanced-Shooting
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[AF MODE]
For details on [REC] menu settings, refer to P18.
This allows the focusing method that suits the positions and number of the subjects to be
selected.
Applicable modes:
1
5
[
3
]: Face detection
The camera automatically
detects the person’s face. The
focus and exposure can then
be adjusted to fi t that face
no matter what portion of the
picture it is in. (max. 15 areas)
[
\
]: 9-area-focusing
The camera focuses on any of
9 focus areas. This is effective
when the subject is not in the
center of the screen.
[
2
]: 1-area-focusing
The camera focuses on the
subject in the AF area on the
center of the screen.
About [
3
] (Face detection)
The following AF area frames are displayed when the camera detects the faces.
Yellow:
When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the frame turns green when the camera is focused.
White:
Displayed when more than one face is detected. Other faces that are the same distance away
as faces within the yellow AF areas are also focused.
• Under certain picture-taking conditions including the following cases, the facial recognition
function may fail to work, making it impossible to detect faces. [AF MODE] is switched to [
\
].
– When the face is not facing the camera
– When the face is at an angle
– When the face is extremely bright or dark
– When there is little contrast on the faces
– When the facial features are hidden behind sunglasses, etc.
– When the face appears small on the screen
– When there is rapid movement
– When the subject is other than a human being
– When the camera is shaking
– When digital zoom is used
Note
• When multiple AF areas (max. 9 areas) light at the same time, the camera is focusing on all
the AF areas. If you want to determine the focus position to take pictures, switch the AF mode
to 1-area-focusing mode.
• In 9-area focusing mode, AF areas are not displayed until the camera focused on a subject.
• The camera may detect the subjects other than a person as the face. In this case, switch the
AF mode to any modes other than [
3
] and then take a picture.
• The AF mode cannot be set in [FIREWORKS] in Scene Mode.
• It is not possible to set [
3
] in the following cases.
– In [NIGHT SCENERY], [FOOD], [STARRY SKY] and [AERIAL PHOTO] in Scene Mode.
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