Nikon S202 manual Face Priority, Frame a picture

Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu

Face Priority

Face Priority will take effect when AF area mode is set to Face priority, or when Scene mode is set to Portrait or Night portrait. The camera will automatically recognize human faces that are facing the camera and set focus on the faces.

1Frame a picture.

When the camera recognizes a face (front view), that face will be framed by a yellow double border.

If more than one face is recognized, the face nearest to the camera will be framed by the double border and the

rest by a single border. Up to 12 people’s faces can be

recognized.

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2Press the shutter-release button halfway.

Focus will be on the face framed by the double border. The double border will glow green once focus has been locked.

When the camera is unable to focus, the double border will blink. Press the shutter-release button halfway and try focusing again.

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

BNotes about Face-Priority

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•In Face priority, if the shutter-release button is pressed halfway when no faces are recognized, AF area mode will be set to Auto.

•In the Portrait and Night portrait settings of scene mode, if the shutter-release button is pressed halfway when no faces are recognized, focus will be set on the center of the screen.

•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

-When the subject is not looking directly at the camera

•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, the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the double border glows green (A 25). Should this occur, switch to AF area mode (manual or center), refocus on another subject positioned at the same distance from the camera as the actual portrait subject, and use focus lock (A 83).

•Pictures taken in Face Priority, while in full-frame playback, will be rotated (if necessary) and displayed.

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