Face Detect

 Still Images   Movies

●● Detects people’s faces, and then sets the focus, exposure (evaluative metering only), and white balance ([] only).

●● After you aim the camera at the subject, a white frame is displayed around the person’s face determined by the camera to be the main subject, and up to two gray frames are displayed around other detected faces.

●● When the camera detects movement, frames will follow moving subjects, within a certain range.

●● After you press the shutter button halfway, up to nine green frames are displayed around faces in focus.

●● If faces are not detected, or when only gray frames are displayed (without a white frame), an AF frame is displayed in the center of the screen when you press the shutter button halfway.

●● Examples of faces that cannot be detected: --Subjects that are distant or extremely close --Subjects that are dark or light

--Faces in profile, at an angle, or partly hidden

●● The camera may misinterpret non-human subjects as faces.

●● No AF frames are displayed if the camera cannot focus when you press the shutter button halfway.

Choosing Subjects to Focus On (Tracking AF)

 Still Images   Movies

Shoot after choosing a subject to focus on as follows.

1 Choose [Tracking AF].

●●Follow the steps in “Changing the AF Frame Mode” (= 82) to choose [Tracking AF].

●●[] is displayed in the center of the screen.

2 Choose a subject to focus on.

●●Aim the camera so that [] is on the desired subject, and then press the [] button.

●●When the subject is detected, the camera beeps and [] is displayed. Even if the subject moves, the camera will continue to track the subject within a certain range.

●●If no subject is detected, [] is displayed.

●●To cancel tracking, press the [] button again.

3 Shoot.

●●Press the shutter button halfway. [] changes to a blue [], which follows the subject as the camera continues to adjust the focus and exposure (Servo AF) (=84).

●●Press the shutter button all the way down to shoot.

●●Even after your shot, [] is still displayed and the camera continues to track the subject.

●● [Servo AF] (=84) is set to [On] and cannot be changed.

●● Tracking may not be possible when subjects are too small or move too rapidly, or when subject color or brightness matches that of the background too closely.

●● [AF-Point Zoom] on the [] tab (=30) is not available.

Before Use

Basic Guide

Advanced Guide

1

Camera Basics

 

 

2

Auto Mode /

Hybrid Auto Mode

 

 

3

Other Shooting Modes

 

 

4

P Mode

 

 

5

Tv, Av, M, C1, and C2 Mode

 

 

6

Playback Mode

 

 

7

Wi-Fi Functions

 

 

8

Setting Menu

 

 

9

Accessories

 

 

10

Appendix

Index

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