Sony DSC-W220/L Cyber-shot® Handbook - Page 42

Flash: Flash setting, Face Detection: Detecting the face of subject

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Shooting menu For details on the operation 1 page 38 Flash: Flash setting Selects the flash setting in Easy Shooting mode. Auto Flash strobes when there is insufficient light or backlight. Off Does not use the flash. Face Detection: Detecting the face of subject Selects whether to use the Face Detection function or not, and also selects the priority subject for adjusting the focus when using the function. Detects the faces of your subjects and adjusts the focus, flash, exposure, white balance and red-eye reduction settings automatically. (Off) Does not use Face Detection function. (Auto) Selects the face the camera is to automatically focus on. Face Detection mark Face Detection frame (Orange) Face Detection frame (White) (Child Priority) (Adult Priority) Detects and shoots with priority on child's face. Detects and shoots with priority on adult's face. • The Face Detection function does not work when using the Digital Zoom. • In (Soft Snap) mode, the Face Detection function is activated. • When the Scene Selection mode is set to (Soft Snap) mode, the default setting of [Face Detection] is [Auto]. • Although [Face Detection] is fixed to [Auto] when (Easy Shooting) mode is selected, no face detection frames are displayed. • Up to 8 faces of your subjects can be detected. However, only up to 4 faces of your subjects can be detected when (Soft Snap) mode is selected in the Scene Selection mode. 42

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Shooting menu
For details on the operation
1
page 38
Selects the flash setting in Easy Shooting mode.
Selects whether to use the Face Detection function or not, and also selects the priority subject
for adjusting the focus when using the function.
Detects the faces of your subjects and adjusts the focus, flash, exposure, white balance and
red-eye reduction settings automatically.
The Face Detection function does not work when using the Digital Zoom.
• In
(Soft Snap) mode, the Face Detection function is activated.
When the Scene Selection mode is set to
(Soft Snap) mode, the default setting of [Face Detection] is
[Auto].
Although [Face Detection] is fixed to [Auto] when
(Easy Shooting) mode is selected, no face
detection frames are displayed.
Up to 8 faces of your subjects can be detected. However, only up to 4 faces of your subjects can be
detected when
(Soft Snap) mode is selected in the Scene Selection mode.
Flash: Flash setting
Auto
Flash strobes when there is insufficient light or backlight.
Off
Does not use the flash.
Face Detection: Detecting the face of subject
(Off)
Does not use Face Detection function.
(Auto)
Selects the face the camera is to automatically focus on.
(Child Priority)
Detects and shoots with priority on child’s face.
(Adult Priority)
Detects and shoots with priority on adult’s face.
Face Detection frame (White)
Face Detection mark
Face Detection frame (Orange)