Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu

BFace Priority

•When Face priority is selected for AF area mode, the setting will automatically switch to Auto if no face is recognized when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

•If no face is recognized when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway in Portrait or Night portrait scene mode, the camera will focus on the subject in the center focus area.

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

-When faces are partially hidden by sunglasses or other obstructions

-When the subject is not looking directly at the camera

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

•The camera’s ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors, including whether or not the subject is facing the camera.

•In some rare cases shooting subjects with which autofocus may not perform as expected (A29), the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the focus area glows green. Should this occur, switch to auto mode or change the AF area mode setting to Manual or Center in A, B, C, D, E or Fmodes, refocus on another subject positioned at the same distance from the camera as the actual portrait subject, and use focus lock (A29).

•When a face is detected during shooting, pictures will be rotated automatically, in full-frame and thumbnail playback modes, according to the orientation of the face detected.

Menus Setup and Playback Shooting,

IAutofocus mode

Choose how the camera focuses.

ASingle AF (default setting)

Camera focuses when shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

BFull-time AF

Camera focuses continuously until focus is acquired and locked. Use with moving subjects.

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