Digital Camera User Manual

Changing A (Auto) Mode Settings (Shooting Menu)

More on Shooting

Face Detection

When the camera is pointed at a human face, face detection, which the camera

automatically detects that face and focus on it, starts. The face detection function

is activated in the following situations.

• When AF area mode is set to Face priority in A (auto) mode or continuous

shooting mode (A 50)

• When the following scene modes are selected:

- Scene auto selector (A 56)

- e (night portrait) (A 59)

- Portrait (A 61)

• When smile timer is selected (A 34)

1 Frame a picture.

When the camera detects a face, that face is framed by a

yellow double border.

When the camera detects more than one face, operation varies as follows depending

upon the shooting mode.

Shooting mode Face framed by double border

Number of faces

that can be detected

A (auto) mode or

continuous shooting

mode (Face priority)

The face closest to the camera

• Other faces framed by single

border.

Up to 12

Scene auto selector,

e (night portrait),

and Portrait scene

modes

Smile timer

The face closest to the center of the

frame

• Other faces framed by single

border.

Up to 3

3 5