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Face Detection: Detecting the face of subject

Selects whether to use the Face Detection function continuously or when the touch panel is touched.

Detecting the faces of your subject will also adjust focus, strobe, exposure, white balance, and pre-strobe for red-eye reduction.

(Continuous)

Detects the face the camera is to automatically focus on.

 

Face Detection mark

Face Priority frame

Face Detection frame

•Touching the face changes the Face Detection frame to the Face Priority frame.

If the subject area you touch is not a face, the section near the touched area is brought into focus.

(When touched)

Touch the screen, and if a face is detected, operation is the

 

same as [Continuous].

•When the Face Detection function is activated

–You cannot use the AF illuminator.

–You cannot use the Digital Zoom function.

•In (Soft Snap) mode, the default setting is [Continuous].

•The camera can detect up to 8 subject faces. However, in (Soft Snap) mode, it can detect only up to 4 subject faces.

•When the camera detects more than one subject, the camera will judge which is the main subject and set focus by priority.

•The frame which the focus is set will turn green by pressing the shutter button half way down. Even when the frame does not turn green, if the distance of the subject which the focus is set on and other subjects are the same, the focus is set on all subjects.

• When the shooting mode for still image is a mode other than

(Auto Adjustment),

(Program

Auto), and

(Soft Snap) mode, the Face Detection function is always off.

 

•Faces may not be detected correctly when:

–It is too dark or too bright.

–Faces are partially hidden by sunglasses, masks, hats, etc.

–The subjects are not facing the camera.

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