Digital Camera User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Getting the Most from Your Camera
 - Table of Contents
 - For Your Safety
 - Notices
 - Introduction
 - Still Image Mode
 - Smart Photo Selector Mode
 - Movie Mode
 - Motion Snapshot Mode
 - More on Photography
 - More on Playback
 - Connections
 - The Playback Menu
 - The Shooting Menu
- Reset Shooting Options
 - Exposure Mode
 - Image Quality
 - Image Size
 - Continuous
 - Shutter Type
 - Frame Rate
 - Movie Settings
 - Metering
 - White Balance
 - ISO Sensitivity
 - Picture Control
 - Custom Picture Control
 - Color Space
 - Active D-Lighting
 - Long Exposure NR
 - High ISO Noise Reduction
 - Fade in/Fade Out
 - Movie Sound Options
 - Interval Timer Shooting
 - Vibration Reduction
 - AF-Area Mode
 - Face-Priority AF
 - Built-in AF Assist
 - Flash Control
 - Flash Compensation
 
 - The Setup Menu
- Reset Setup Options
 - Format Memory Card
 - Slot Empty Release Lock
 - Welcome Screen
 - Display Brightness
 - Grid Display
 - Sound Settings
 - Auto Power Off
 - Remote on Duration
 - Assign AE/AF-L Button
 - Shutter Button AE Lock
 - Video Mode
 - Flicker Reduction
 - Reset File Numbering
 - Time Zone and Date
 - Language
 - Auto Image Rotation
 - Battery Info
 - Firmware Version
 
 - Technical Notes
 

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Choose On to enable face-priority AF (0 25).
If On is selected, the built-in AF-assist illu-
minator will light to illuminate poorly-lit
subjects in still image, Smart Photo Selec-
tor, or Motion Snapshot mode if:
• AF-S is selected for focus mode (0 52) or
single AF is selected in AF-A, and
• Auto-area is selected for AF-area
mode (0 144) or the center focus area
is selected for Single-point.
If Off is selected, the AF-assist illuminator
will not light to assist the focus operation.
Autofocus may not produce the desired results when lighting is
poor.
Face-Priority AF
Built-in AF Assist
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See Also
See page 53 for information on using the AF-assist illuminator.  Infor-
mation on the modes in which AF-assist is available may be found on
page 173.
AF-assist illuminator










