Using Face Detection

Registering faces as your favorites (My Star)

You can register your favorite faces to prioritize the focus and exposure on those faces. This feature is available only when you use a memory card.

1 In Shooting mode, press [m].

2 Select Smart FR Edit ￿ My Star.

3 Align your subject’s face with the oval guideline, and then press [Shutter] to register the face.

Cancel Set

Capture photos of one person at a time when registering faces.

Capture 5 photos of the subject’s face for best results: one each from the front, left, right, above, and below.

When capturing photos from the left, right, above, and below, instruct the subject not to turn his or her face more than

30 degrees.

You can register a face even if you capture only one photo of the subject's face.

4 When you are finished capturing the photos, the face list appears.

Your favorite faces are indicated with a on the face list.

You can register up to 8 favorite faces.

The flash will not fire when you register a favorite face.

If you register the same face twice, you can delete one of the faces in the face list.

Viewing your favorite faces

1 In Shooting mode, press [m].

2 Select Smart FR Edit ￿ Face List.

To change the ranking of your favorite faces, press [o], and then select Edit Ranking. (p. 85)

To delete a favorite face, press [o], and then select Cancel My Star. (p. 86)

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