Focusing

Using Face Detection

In the following shooting modes, 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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Shooting mode

Number of faces that

Focus area (double border)

 

can be detected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portrait and Night portrait in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G(easy auto) mode (A32)

Up to 12

The face closest to the camera

 

 

 

Portrait (A34) and Night portrait

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(A35) in scene mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shooting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pet portrait (when Pet portrait auto

Up to 121

The face closest to the camera2

release is set to OFF; A38) in scene

 

mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Features

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Smart portrait mode (A39)

Up to 3

The face closest to the center

 

of the frame

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1If the camera detects both people and pets in the same shot, the camera can detect up to 12

faces.

2If the camera detects a person’s face and a pet’s face in the same shot, it focuses on the pet’s face.

•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.

•You may hear the sound of the camera focusing.

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