Nikon COOLPIX L26 Reference Manual - Page 83

Focusing Shooting Features Using Face Detection In the following shooting modes, the camera uses face detection to automatically focus on human faces. If the camera detects more than one face, a double border is displayed around the face that the camera will focus on, and single borders are displayed around the other faces. 15m 0s 970 Shooting mode Portrait (A 36) and Night portrait (A 37) in G (easy auto) mode Portrait (A 36) and Night portrait (A 37) in scene mode Smart portrait mode (A 43) Number of faces that can be detected Focus area (double border) Up to 12 The face closest to the camera Up to 3 The face closest to the center of the frame • If no faces are detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera will focus on the subject in the center of the frame. B Notes About Face Detection • The camera's ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors, including whether or not the subject is facing the camera. 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 frame includes more than one face, the faces detected by the camera and the face on which the camera focuses depend upon a variety of factors, including the direction in which the faces are looking. • In some rare cases, such as those described in "Autofocus" (A 28), the subject may not be in focus even though the double border turns green. Should this occur, use another mode, such as A (auto) mode, and try focus lock shooting (A 64) by focusing on another subject that is the same distance from the camera. 63