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Changing Subject Tracking Mode Settings, Notes on Face Priority Tracking

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Focusing on a Moving Subject (Subject Tracking Mode) Changing Subject Tracking Mode Settings While using s (subject tracking) mode (A 67), press the d button (A 9) and then set the following options in the subject tracking menu. • Use the multi selector to choose and apply settings (A 9, 10). • Press the d button to exit the menu. Image mode Choose the image mode (combination of image size and compression rate) at which images are saved (A 37). Changes made to the image mode setting apply to all shooting modes. Autofocus mode Set Autofocus mode (A 48) used for subject tracking mode (the default setting is Full-time AF). When using subject tracking mode while set to Full-time AF, the camera continuously focuses once a subject is registered for subject tracking until the shutter-release button is pressed halfway to lock the focus. The sound of lens drive movement can be heard. Changes made to the autofocus mode setting in this mode will not be applied to the autofocus mode setting in A (auto) mode. The autofocus mode setting applied in subject tracking mode is saved in the camera's memory even after the camera is turned off. Face priority tracking When On is selected (default setting), if the camera detects a subject's face, that subject is automatically registered as the subject to be tracked, and subject tracking begins tracking that subject. More on Shooting B Notes on Face Priority Tracking • Only one subject can be tracked. If the camera detects multiple faces at the same time, the face closest to the center of the frame is tracked. • When the frame includes more than one face, the face detected by the camera and registered as the subject to be tracked depends upon a variety of factors, including the direction in which the faces are looking. • Depending on shooting conditions, such as whether or not the subject is facing the camera, the face may not be detected properly. Additionally, the camera may be unable to detect faces in the following situations: - When faces are partially hidden by sunglasses or otherwise obstructed - When faces take up too much or too little of the frame • When the camera is unable to track the registered subject, press the k button to track again, or set Face priority tracking to Off, frame the picture so that the subject is inside the border in the center of the frame, and press the k button to register the subject again. 69

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Focusing on a Moving Subject (Subject Tracking Mode)
More on Shooting
Changing Subject Tracking Mode Settings
While using
s
(subject tracking) mode (
A
67), press the
d
button (
A
9) and
then set the following options in the subject tracking menu.
•
Use the multi selector to choose and apply settings (
A
9, 10).
•
Press the
d
button to exit the menu.
Image mode
Choose the image mode (combination of image size and compression rate) at
which images are saved (
A
37).
Changes made to the image mode setting apply to all shooting modes.
Autofocus mode
Set
Autofocus mode
(
A
48) used for subject tracking mode (the default setting is
Full-time AF
).
When using subject tracking mode while set to
Full-time AF
, the camera
continuously focuses once a subject is registered for subject tracking until the
shutter-release button is pressed halfway to lock the focus. The sound of lens drive
movement can be heard.
Changes made to the autofocus mode setting in this mode will not be applied to
the autofocus mode setting in
A
(auto) mode. The autofocus mode setting applied
in subject tracking mode is saved in the camera’s memory even after the camera is
turned off.
Face priority tracking
When
On
is selected (default setting), if the camera detects a subject’s face, that
subject is automatically registered as the subject to be tracked, and subject tracking
begins tracking that subject.
B
Notes on Face Priority Tracking
•
Only one subject can be tracked. If the camera detects multiple faces at the same time, the face
closest to the center of the frame is tracked.
•
When the frame includes more than one face, the face detected by the camera and registered as
the subject to be tracked depends upon a variety of factors, including the direction in which the
faces are looking.
•
Depending on shooting conditions, such as whether or not the subject is facing the camera, the
face may not be detected properly. Additionally, the camera may be unable to detect faces in the
following situations:
-
When faces are partially hidden by sunglasses or otherwise obstructed
-
When faces take up too much or too little of the frame
•
When the camera is unable to track the registered subject, press the
k
button to track again, or
set
Face priority tracking
to
Off
, frame the picture so that the subject is inside the border in the
center of the frame, and press the
k
button to register the subject again.