Focusing

Using Face Detection

When using the following shooting modes and settings, the camera uses face detection to automatically focus on people’s faces. If the camera detects more than one face, a double border is displayed around the face that the camera focuses on, and single borders are displayed around the other faces.

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Features Shooting

Shooting mode

Number of faces that

Focus area

can be detected

(double border)

 

APoint and shoot (A34)

 

 

 

 

The face closest to the

Shoot at intervals (A44) and Take a

Up to 12

series of pictures (A45) when using

 

camera

Choose a style

 

 

 

 

 

Smile timer (A39)

Up to 3

The face closest to the

center of the frame

 

 

 

 

 

•If no faces are detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame.

B Notes About Face Detection

•The camera’s ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors, including whether or not the subject is facing the camera. Additionally, the camera may be unable to detect faces in the following situations:

-When faces are partially hidden by sunglasses or otherwise obstructed

-When faces take up too much or too little of the frame

•When the frame includes more than one person’s face, the faces detected by the camera and the face on which the camera focuses depend upon a variety of factors, including the direction in which the faces are looking.

•In some rare cases, such as those described in “Subjects Not Suitable for Autofocus” (A62), the

subject may not be in focus even though the double border turns green. Should this occur, try focus lock shooting (A61) by focusing on another subject that is the same distance from the

60camera.