Operation Manual

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Selecting a Shooting Mode
More on Shooting
Face Detection
In the following shooting modes, when the camera is
pointed at a person’s face, the camera detects the face
and focuses on it. When more than one face is detected,
the face that is focused on is framed by a double border
indicating the active focus area, and faces outside of the
active focus area are framed by a single border.
• If no faces are detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway in
A (auto) mode, the camera automatically selects one or more of the nine focus
areas containing the subject closest to the camera.
• When using Scene auto selector, the focus area varies depending on the
scene mode selected by the camera.
• If no faces are detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway in
the Portrait and Night portrait scene modes or in smart portrait mode, the
camera will focus on the subject at the center of the frame.
• Tap the face framed by a single border to change the focus area to that face
(A 47, 52)
• When using subject tracking (A 50), tap a face that was detected by the
camera and framed by a border to begin tracking that face
Shooting mode
Number of faces that
can be detected
Focus area (double border)
A (auto) mode (A 26) Up to 12 The face closest to the camera
Scene auto selector, Portrait,
Night portrait scene mode
(A 59)
Up to 12 The face closest to the camera
Smart portrait mode (A 76) Up to 3
The face closest to the center of
the frame
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B Notes on the Face Detection Function
• The camera may be unable to detect faces in the following situations:
- When faces are partially hidden by sunglasses or other obstructions
- When faces take up too much or too little of the frame
• When the frame includes more than one face, the faces detected by the camera and the face on
which the camera focuses depend upon a variety of factors, including the direction in which the
faces are looking.
• In some cases, including those noted in “Autofocus” (A 31), autofocus may not perform as
expected, and the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the double border glows
green. Should this occur, refocus on another subject positioned at the same distance from the
camera as the actual portrait subject (A 54).