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Selecting Face Detect or Center
1Press the button.
zEach time you press the button,
the AF frame settings will switch to the
[Face Detect] or [Center] option.
When [FlexiZone] is set to [On] (p. 71), [Face Detect] cannot
be selected by pressing the button (the default settin g is
[On] in the , , or mode).
zThe AF frame appears a s follows when t he shutter butto n is
pressed halfway.
• Green: Shooting preparations complete
• Yellow: Focusing difficulty*
*Displays only when the AF frame is set to [Center].
zThe following occurs when [Fac e Detect] is selected.
- Up to three AF frames d isplay. At this point, the fram e the
camera judges to be th e main subject appe ars in white
while the others appear in gray. Pressing the shutter
button halfway displays up to 9 gre en AF frames.
- If no white frame displays and all the frames appear in
gray, images will be shot using the [Center] option rather
than [Face Detect].
- The camera may mistakenly identify non-human subjects
as a face. If this occurs, switch to the [Center] option.
- In certain cases, faces may not be detected.
Examples:
• Faces near th e screen edges or fa ces that appear
extremely small, large, dark or bright in relation to the
overall image.
• Faces turned to the side or at a diagonal, or faces with
a portion hidden.