Taking Pictures in the Face-priority AF

1 Press the multi selector G or H to choose [Face-priority AF] in the scene menu and press d.

• The K guide is displayed.

2 Frame a picture using the K guide.

• When the camera detects a face, the guide is displayed with a double yellow border.

• When the camera detects more than one face, the closest face is framed by a double

border and the rest by a single border. The camera focuses on the face framed by the

double border. If the camera loses its ability to detect a face (for example, because the subject has looked away from the camera), borders are no longer displayed and monitor display returns to that shown in step 1.

3 Press the shutter-release button halfway.

• Focus and exposure are set, and the double border glows green.

4 Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to take a pic- ture.

jFace-Priority AF

•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 will focus continuously until a face detected.

•If the yellow double border blinks when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera was unable to focus. Release the button and try again.

•If no face is recognized when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera focus is on the center of the frame.

•The camera may be unable to detect faces in the following situations;

-When faces are partially hidden by sunglasses or other obstructions

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

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Mode Scene b - Scene the for Suited Shooting