Shooting Features

Focusing on Subjects

Face Detection

When the camera is pointed at a human face

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in the shooting modes listed below, the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

camera automatically detects the face and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

focuses on it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When the camera detects more than one face,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the double border (focus area) is displayed

 

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around the face that is focused on, and single

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

borders around the others.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tap a face framed by a single border to change the focus area to that face (except when smile timer is set to On in smart portrait mode).

Shooting mode

Number of faces that

Focus area

can be detected

(double border)

 

G (easy auto) mode (A30)

 

 

 

 

 

A (auto) mode (A31)

Up to 12

The face closest to the

 

camera

Portrait and Night portrait scene

 

 

 

modes (A32)

 

 

 

 

 

Smart portrait mode (A41)

Up to 3

The face closest to the

center of the frame

 

 

 

 

 

In G (easy auto) mode, the camera changes focus areas depending on the scene that it automatically selects (A57).

In A (auto) mode, if no faces are detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera automatically selects one (or more) of the nine focus areas containing the subject closest to the camera.

In Portrait and Night portrait scene modes or smart portrait mode, if no faces are detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame.

In subject tracking mode (A53), subject tracking begins when a detected face framed by a border is tapped.

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Nikon S800c White, 26358, 26356, S800c Black manual Face Detection, Focusing on Subjects, Focus area