Taking picture with automatic settings
‘INTELLIGENT AUTO mode’ (Continued)
Mode:
Face Detection and Face Recognition
If the camera automatically identifies the scene and determines that people appear as subjects in the image (
or 
), Face Detection is activated, and the focus and exposure are adjusted for the recognised faces. (P.73)
Face Recognition 
The faces of people who are taken frequently can be registered together with their names, ages, and other information.
If pictures are taken with ‘FACE RECOG.’ (P.65) set to ‘ON’, priority is given to the focus and exposure adjustments of the faces close to those that have been registered. Also, the camera memorises detected faces during Face Detection, automatically recognises faces which are taken frequently, and displays them on the face registration screen.
Face Recognition searches for faces close to those that have been registered. Correct recognition of faces cannot be guaranteed.
In some cases, the camera may be unable to correctly distinguish between people with similar facial characteristics, such as parents and children and brothers and sisters. 
When using Face Recognition, the facial characteristics are extracted for performing recognition, and so this process takes longer than regular Face Detection.
For subjects registered as newborns and infants (people with birthdays set to less than 3 years), 
is displayed, and the picture will be taken to give the skin a more healthy appearance.
Taking pictures with your own settings
‘NORMAL PICTURE mode’
Mode:
Using REC menu (P.69) to change settings and set up your own recording environment.
Turn on the power
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Set to 
Set to 
(NORMAL PICTURE mode) Status indicator
To take motion pictures 
(P.61)
AF TRACKING
Even if a subject where the focus was locked (AF Lock) moves, the camera can continue to keep it in focus.
Set AF MODE to AF tracking
• To cancel AF tracking → Press▲again.
To use zoom
(P.37)
To use flash
(P.43)
To adjust image brightness
(P.49)
Take a picture
Press halfway
(Adjust the
focus)
Focus display (when focus aligned: flashing
→illuminated)
AF tracking frame
Align the AF tracking frame with the subject, and then lock.
To take close-up pictures
(P.45)
To adjust colouring
(P.72)
AF area
(Aligns focus with subject; when complete: red/white → green)
Press fully
•To cancel AF Lock → Press▲.
•The optimum scene is detected for the subject
where the focus was locked (AF Lock).
AF Lock successful: Yellow
AF Lock failed: Red (flash)
Face recognition will be inactive while using AF tracking.
Please refer to P.73 if AF Lock is not successful for certain objects.
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