Sony NEX-5 α Handbook - Page 58

Table of contents Sample photo Menu search search Face Detection Detects the faces of your subjects and adjusts the focus, flash, exposure, and white balance settings automatically. You can select the priority face to be focused on. Face Detection frame (Orange) When the camera detects more than one subject, the camera will judge which is the main subject and set focus by priority. The Face Detection frame for the main subject will turn orange. The frame for which the focus is set will turn green by pressing the shutter button halfway down. Face Detection frame (White) 1 [Menu] t [Camera] t [Face Detection] t desired mode. (Off) Does not use the Face Detection function. (Auto) Selects the face which 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. Notes • You cannot use [Face Detection] with the following functions: - Movie recording - [Sweep Panorama] - [Manualfocus] - [Precision Dig. Zoom]. • You can select [Face Detection] only when [Autofocus Area] is set to [Multi], and [Metering Mode] is also set to [Multi]. • Up to eight faces of your subjects can be detected. • Adults and children may not be recognized correctly depending on the conditions. • During [Smile Shutter] shooting, [Face Detection] is automatically set to [Auto] even if it is set to [Off]. Index 58GB