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This function can detect up to 10 persons.
When the camera recognises many people at the same time, it will focus on the nearest person.
The Digital zoom is not activated in this mode.
When the camera detects a target face, the white colour focus frame will be displayed over the target face and the grey colour focus frame appears over the remaining faces. Press the shutter button halfway down to focus on the face and the white focus frame turns green.
Return to previous AF mode if face detection was failure. In some conditions this function cannot work properly.
-When a person wears dark glasses or some part of the face is hidden.
-When the person being taken does not look at the camera.
-Camera doesn't detect a face as the brightness is too dark or too bright.
-The distance between the camera and object are far.
The maximum available Face Detection range is 2.5m (Wide). The nearer the subject, the faster the camera can recognize the subject.
In [Beauty Shot], [Portrait], and [Children] mode, the [Face Detection] function setting is set to its default value.
Self Portrait
When taking pictures of yourself, the area of your face is automatically detected so that you can take self pictures more easily and quickly.
ÄSelectable modes: Auto, Program, DUAL IS, Photo Help Guide, Beauty Shot, Portrait, Children, Beach & Snow
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2. Start filming by pressing the shutter button.
When locating the face in the center of the screen, it repeatedly
emits a faster sound unlike the sounds that are emitted when the face is not in the center.
The guiding sound can be set using the sound setting menu. (See p.49)
Smile Shot
ÄSelectable modes: Auto, Program, DUAL IS, Photo Help Guide, Beauty Shot, Portrait, Children, Beach & Snow
The camera automatically takes a picture by detecting the face of the subject although you don’t press the shutter button. If you press the Shutter button, the picture is taken in the normal way. When taking a picture of smile shot, showing
teethes or keeping the smiley face of your subject helps detecting the smile face of the subject.
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