Face AiAF
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), up to nine green frames are displayed in the areas in focus when you press the shutter button halfway.
●● If faces are not detected when Servo AF (=57) is set to [On], the AF frame is displayed in the center of the screen when you press the shutter button halfway.
●● Examples of faces that cannot be detected:
●● The camera may misinterpret
●● 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” (= 55) 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) (=57).
●●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.
Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
1 Camera Basics
2 Auto Mode
3 Other Shooting Modes
4 P Mode
5 Playback Mode
6 Setting Menu
7 Accessories
8 Appendix
Index
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