Using A PORTRAIT (FACE AF) Mode

Rotate mode dial to b.

•Default setting is A PORTRAIT (FACE

AF). If you have already selected a differ- ent scene, press mto select A.

K blinks in the center of the monitor.

Frame picture using size of K as a guide.

•When the subject’s face becomes the same size as K, the camera recognizes it and frames with a double yellow border.

•If the camera detects multiple faces, the closest will be framed by a double border, the rest by a single border. The camera can recognize up to three faces.

•If the camera can no longer detect the subject (for example, because the subject

has looked away from the camera), bor- ders will no longer be displayed and K will blink on the monitor (screen in step 1).

Mode Scene Selecting

Press shutter-release button halfway to set focus and exposure.

The double border turns green.

Press shutter-release button the rest of the way down to take picture.

Taking Pictures with Face-priority AF

•The camera focuses continuously until the focus and exposure are locked by pressing the shutter- release button halfway. If no face is detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera will focus on the center of the frame.

•Digital zoom (P.25) is not available.

•The camera’s ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors, including whether or not the subject is facing the camera. The camera may be unable to detect faces that are partially hidden by sunglasses or other obstructions, or faces that take up too much or too little of the frame.

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