User's Manual

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Shooting Features
Focusing
The Shutter-release Button
Using Face Detection
In the following settings, the camera uses face
detection to automatically focus on human faces.
• A Point and shoot (A26)
• Underwater face framing (A32), Shoot at
intervals (A32), and Take a series of pictures
(A33) when using Choose a style
• Smile timer (A29)
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 no faces are detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway:
• When A Point and shoot is selected, the focus area changes depending on the
shooting conditions that the camera recognizes.
• In Shoot at intervals, Take a series of pictures, or Smile timer, the camera
focuses in the center of the frame.
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
Focusing
Press halfway
To press the shutter-release button “halfway” means to press and
hold the button at the point where you feel a slight resistance.
• Focus and exposure (shutter speed and f-number) are set
when you press the shutter-release button halfway. Focus
and exposure remain locked while the button is pressed
halfway.
• The focus area varies depending on the shooting mode
and settings.
Press all the
way
To press the shutter-release button “all the way” means to
press the button down completely.
• The shutter is released when the shutter-release button is
pressed all the way.
• Do not use force when pressing the shutter-release
button, as this may result in camera shake and blurred
images. Press the button gently.
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