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This function can detect up to 10 persons.

When the camera recognises many people at the same time, it will focus on the nearest person.

The Digital zoom is not activated in this mode.

When the camera detects a target face, the white colour focus frame will be displayed over the target face and the grey colour focus frame appears over the remaining faces. Press the shutter button halfway down to focus on the face and the white focus frame turns green.

Return to previous AF mode if face detection was failure. In some conditions this function cannot work properly.

-When a person wears dark glasses or some part of the face is hidden.

-When the person being taken does not look at the camera.

-Camera doesn't detect a face as the brightness is too dark or too bright.

-The distance between the camera and object are far.

The maximum available Face Detection range is 2.5m (Wide). The nearer the subject, the faster the camera can recognize the subject.

In [Beauty Shot], [Portrait], and [Children] mode, the [Face Detection] function setting is set to its default value.

Self Portrait

ÄSelectable modes: Auto, Program, DIS, Photo Help Guide, Beauty Shot, Portrait, Beach & Snow

1. For self-filming, set the camera lens towards the face of the object. It automatically detects the face of the object, and emits a guiding sound.

2. Start filming by pressing the shutter button.

When locating the face in the center of the screen, it repeatedly emits a faster sound unlike the sounds that are emitted when the face is not in the center.

The guiding sound can be set using the sound setting menu. (See p.46)

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Samsung EC-ES15ZSBA/RU manual This function can detect up to 10 persons, Digital zoom is not activated in this mode

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