Af Mode, Setting the focus method, Face detection

Advanced (Recording pictures)

[AF MODE]

Setting the focus method

Press [ MENU/SET ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P55) Select the mode that matches the recording conditions and the composition.

Face detection:

The camera automatically detects the person’s face. The focus and exposure can then be adjusted to

fit that face no matter what portion of the picture it is in.

5-area-focusing:

The camera focuses on any of 5 focus areas. This is effective when the subject is not in the center of the screen.

3-area-focusing (High speed):

The camera quickly focuses on any of

3 focus areas points – left, right or center. This is effective when the subject is not in the center of the screen.

1-area-focusing (High speed):

The camera quickly focuses on the subject in the AF area on the center of the screen.

1-area-focusing:

The camera focuses on the subject in the AF area on the center of the screen.

Spot-focusing:

The camera focuses on a limited narrow area in the screen.

∫About face detection

This function detects a person’s face in the image area so that the focus can be adjusted properly. This is particularly effective in preventing errors such as when the focus is on the background when taking a commemorative photograph.

•When the camera detects a person’s face, the following color AF area is displayed. Yellow:

When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the frame turns green when the camera is focused.

White:

Displayed when more than one face is detected. Other faces that are the same distance away as faces within the yellow AF areas are also focused.

•Up to 15 AF areas are displayed.

•Under certain picture-taking conditions including the following cases, the facial recognition function may fail to work, making it impossible to detect faces. [AF MODE] is switched to [ ].