Changing the Autofocus Mode
_/_, Focus the subject.
_ Press the shutter button halfway and the camera will focus the face covered by the <_ _> frame.
_y,,When focus is achieved, the AF point will turn green and the beeper will sound.
_y,,If focus is not achieved, the AF point will turn orange.
®_ If a face cannot be detected, the AF point <[_> will be displayed and AF will be executed at the center.
Take the picture.
_ Check the focus and exposure, then
press the shutter button completely to take the picture (p.124).
If the focus is way off, face detection wil! not be possible. If the lens enables manual focusing even while the lens focus mode switch is set to <AF>. turn the focusing ring to attain rough focus. The face will then be detected and <[ ]> will be displayed.
An object other than a human face might be detected as a face. Face detection will not work if the face is very small or large in the
picture too bright or too dark. titled horizontally or diagonally, or partially hidden
The <[ ]> focusing frame might cover only part ofthe face.
When you press the <@> or <'_> button, the AF mode will switch to the Live mode (p.131). You can press the < ,_> key to move the AF point. Pressthe <@> or <'@>button again to return to the "L_(face detection) Live mode.
Since AF is not possible with a face detected near the edge of the picture,