
Shooting on More
Changing A(Auto) Mode Settings (Shooting Menu)
BNotes on Face Detection
•If the camera is unable to detect any faces when the
•If no faces are detected when the
•The camera’s ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors, including whether or not the subject is facing the camera. 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, the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the double border turns green (A 27). Should this occur, switch to A(auto) mode and set AF area mode to Manual or Center, refocus on another subject positioned at the same distance from the camera as the actual portrait subject, and use focus lock (A46).
•Images captured using face detection will be rotated and displayed automatically according to
the orientation of the faces detected, in
A(auto) Md(Shooting menu) MAutofocus mode
Choose how the camera focuses.
ASingle AF (default setting)
The camera focuses when the
B
The camera focuses continuously until the
BNote on Autofocus Mode
There may be functions with which this setting cannot be enabled. See “Camera Settings that Cannot Be Applied Simultaneously” (A49) for more information.
BNote on the Autofocus Mode Setting for Subject Tracking Mode
Autofocus mode can be set for subject tracking mode. The default setting in subject tracking mode is
and A(auto) mode.
DAutofocus Mode for Movie Recording
Autofocus mode for movie recording can be set with Autofocus mode (A105) in the movie
48menu (A103).