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
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
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Press the
•In [Face priority], if the
•In the [Portrait] and [Night portrait] settings of scene mode, if the
•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 shooting subjects with which autofocus may not perform as expected (A25), the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the double border glows green. 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 (A90).
•Pictures taken in Face Priority, while in
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