Pentax 8572, 8557, 8587, 8542 specifications Using the Face Detection Function, Pictures

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• In shooting modes other than R(Program), b(Shutter Priority), A(Night Scene), C (Movie), (Digital Microscope), (Handheld Night Snap), (Interval Shot), (Interval Movie), (High Speed Movie), c (Time- Lapse Movie), (1cm-Macro Movie), and c(Digital SR), Saturation, Contrast, Sharpness, White Balance, etc. are automatically set to the optimal settings for the selected mode.

•Some functions may not be available or may not function fully depending on the selected shooting mode. For details, refer to “Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode” (p.204).

•You can turn off the shooting mode guide to be displayed on the Capture Mode Palette (p.183).

•The shutter speed tends to be slower when taking pictures of dark scenes. To prevent camera shake, set [Shake Reduction] to [Sensor Shift] or [Dual] (p.97), or put the camera on a tripod and use the self-timer (p.77) or a remote control unit (p.80).

Using the Face Detection Function

Pictures

When the camera detects a person’s face in the image, the Face Detection function displays a yellow face detection frame around the face on the display screen, sets the focus (Face Detection AF) and compensates the exposure (Face Detection AE).

If the subject in the face detection frame moves, the frame also moves and changes its size as it tracks the face.

The Face Detection function can recognize up to 32 people’s faces. If it recognizes multiple faces, the camera displays a yellow frame over the main face and white frames over the other faces. Up to a total of 31 frames, including both the main and white frames can be displayed on the screen.

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Face detection frame

When the multiple faces are

detected

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Main frame White frame

Switching the Face Detection Function 1p.99

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