Using the Menus: Shooting Mode

bFACE DETECTION SET-UP

Adjust face detection and face recognition options.

Option

Description

FACE DETECTION

Choose whether the camera automatically detects and sets focus and expo-

sure for human portrait subjects (P45).

 

Add portrait subjects to the face recognition database. These subjects will be FACE RECOGNITION given priority during Intelligent Face Detection, and their names and other

information can be viewed during playback (P50).

CPHOTOMETRY

(default: o)

Choose how the camera meters exposure when Intelligent Face Detection is off.

 

Option

Description

 

 

oMULTI

Automatic scene recognition is used to adjust exposure for a wide range of

 

shooting conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

The camera meters lighting conditions at the center of the frame. Recom-

 

pSPOT

mended when the background is much brighter or darker than the main

 

 

subject.

 

 

 

Exposure is set to the average for the entire frame. Provides consistent expo-

 

qAVERAGE

sure across multiple shots with the same lighting, and is particularly effective

 

 

for landscapes and portraits of subjects dressed in black or white.

 

 

 

 

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