Nikon S30, 26317 Focusing, Using Face Detection, Take a series of pictures A38, Choose a style

Focusing

Using Face Detection

When using the following shooting modes and settings, the camera uses face detection to automatically focus on human faces. If the camera detects more than one face, a double border is displayed around the face that the camera will focus on, and single borders are displayed around the other faces.

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Shooting Features

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Shooting mode	Number of faces that	Focus area
	can be detected	(double border)
A(auto) mode (A30)
		The face closest to the
Take a series of pictures (A38) and	Up to 12
Shoot at intervals (A39) when using		camera
Choose a style
Smile timer (A47)	Up to 3	The face closest to the
		center of the frame

•If no faces are detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera will focus on the subject in the center of the frame.

B Notes About Face Detection

•The camera’s ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors, including whether or not the subject is facing the camera. Additionally, the camera may be unable to detect faces in the following situations:

-When faces are partially hidden by sunglasses or otherwise obstructed

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

•When the frame includes more than one face, the faces detected by the camera and the face on which the camera focuses depend upon a variety of factors, including the direction in which the faces are looking.

•In some rare cases, such as those described in “Autofocus” (A24), the subject may not be in

focus even though the double border turns green. Should this occur, use another mode, such as A(auto) mode, and try focus lock shooting (A57) by focusing on another subject that is the same distance from the camera.