Focusing on Subject

Using Face Detection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the following 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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will focus on, and single borders are displayed around

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the other faces.

 

 

 

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Setting

Number of faces that

 

Focus area (double border)

can be detected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Face priority is selected for AF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

area mode (A62)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x(Scene auto selector), S

Up to 12

The face closest to the camera

(Night portrait), Portrait, Pet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

portrait* scene modes (A33)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FSmart portrait mode (A45)

Up to 3

The face closest to the center of

the frame

*If Pet portrait auto release is switched to OFF when Pet portrait is selected, the camera will detect human faces (A42).

•When using Face priority, if the shutter-release button is pressed halfway while no faces are detected or while framing a shot with no faces in it, the camera automatically selects the focus areas (up to 9) that contain the subject closest to the camera.

•When x(Scene auto selector) is selected, the focus area changes depending on which scene the camera selects.

•When using S(Night portrait), Portrait or Smart portrait mode, if no faces are detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera will focus on the subject at the center of the frame.

BNotes on 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 subject is facing.

•In some rare cases, such as those described in “Autofocus” (A68), the subject may not be in focus even though the double border turns green. If the camera does not focus, try “Focus Lock” (A68).

CViewing Pictures Taken Using Face Detection

When zooming in on an image displayed in full-frame playback mode by rotating the zoom control toward g(i), the image is enlarged at the center of the face that was detected during shooting (A69).

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