Reference Manual
Table Of Contents
- Quick Topic Search
- Introduction
- Parts of the Camera
- Getting Started
- Basic Shooting and Playback Operations
- Shooting Features
- Selecting a Shooting Mode
- Scene Auto Selector Mode
- Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to the Shooting Conditions)
- Creative Mode (Applying Effects When Shooting)
- Smart Portrait Mode (Enhancing Human Faces When Shooting)
- Auto Mode
- Setting Shooting Functions with the Multi Selector
- Flash Mode
- Self-timer
- Macro Mode (Taking Close-up Pictures)
- Exposure Compensation (Adjusting Brightness)
- Using the Zoom
- Focusing
- Default Settings (Flash, Self-timer, and Macro Mode)
- Functions That Cannot Be Used Simultaneously When Shooting
- Playback Features
- Playback Zoom
- Thumbnail Playback/Calendar Display
- List by Date Mode
- Viewing and Deleting Images in a Sequence
- Editing Images (Still Images)
- Before Editing Images
- Quick Effects: Changing Hue or Mood
- Quick Retouch: Enhancing Contrast and Saturation
- D-Lighting: Enhancing Brightness and Contrast
- Red-eye Correction: Correcting Red-eye When Shooting with the Flash
- Glamour Retouch: Enhancing Human Faces
- Data Imprint: Imprinting Information Such as Electronic Compass Heading on Images
- Small Picture: Reducing the Size of an Image
- Crop: Creating a Cropped Copy
- Movies
- Using Location Data Functions
- Connecting the Camera to a TV, Printer, or Computer
- Using the Menu
- Menu Operations
- Menu Lists
- The Shooting Menu (The Common Shooting Options)
- The Shooting Menu (for Auto Mode)
- The Smart Portrait Menu
- The Movie Menu
- The Playback Menu
- The Network Menu
- The Location Data Options Menu
- The Setup Menu
- Time Zone and Date
- Monitor Settings
- Date Stamp
- Photo VR
- AF Assist
- Digital Zoom
- Sound Settings
- Underwater Flash
- Action Control Response
- Playback Action Control
- Auto Off
- LED Light Timer
- Format Card/Format Memory
- Language
- Image Comment
- Copyright Information
- Charge by Computer
- Reset All
- Conformity Marking
- Firmware Version
- Technical Notes
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Shooting Features
Focusing
Using Face Detection
In the following settings, the camera uses face
detection to automatically focus on human faces.
• o (scene auto selector) mode (A28)
• Portrait or Night portrait scene mode (A30)
• Smart portrait mode (A42)
• When AF area mode (A134) in A (auto) mode
(A47) is set to Face priority.
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 the shutter-release button is pressed halfway when no faces are detected:
• In o (scene auto selector) mode, the focus area changes depending on the
shooting conditions that the camera recognizes.
• In Portrait and Night portrait scene modes or in smart portrait mode, the
camera focuses in the center of the frame.
• In A (auto) mode, the camera selects the focus area containing the subject
closest to the camera.
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
C Face Detection During Movie Recording
When AF area mode (A144) in the movie menu is set to Face priority, the camera
focuses on human faces during movie recording. If the b (e movie-record) button is
pressed when no faces are detected, the camera focuses on the area in the center of the
frame.
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