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.

1 In Shooting mode, press [m].

2 Select a “ Smart FR Edit “ My Star.

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

Back 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 Press [o] to register the face.

•When you are finished registering 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.

•The newly registered face appears at the top of the list.

Changing the rank of your favorite faces 1 In Shooting mode, press [m].

2 Select a “ Smart FR Edit “ Face List.

3 Press [f], and then select Edit Ranking.

4 Select a favorite face, and then press [o].

5 Rotate the navigation button or press [F/t] to change the rank, and then press [f].

To change the rank of your favorite faces in Playback mode, refer to "Ranking your favorite faces" on page 97.

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