Sony SLT-A77VM Instruction Manual (Large File - 18.35 MB) - Page 127

Detecting faces Shooting (Advanced operations) Face Detection The camera detects faces, adjusts the focus, exposure, performs image processing, and adjusts flash settings. Fn button t (Face Detection) t Select the desired setting Off On (Regist. Faces) On Turns off Face Detection. Enables Face Detection and prioritizes recognized faces that have been registered in [Face Registration] (page 128). Enables Face Detection, but does not prioritize recognized faces. The Face Detection frame When the camera detects faces, gray Face Detection frames appear. When the camera judges that autofocus is possible, the Face Detection frames turn white. When you press the shutter button halfway down, the Face Detection frames turn green. • If a face is not positioned inside the AF area available when you press the Face Detection frames (gray) Face Detection frames (white) shutter button halfway down, the AF area that is used for focusing turns green. • When the camera detects multiple faces, the camera automatically selects a priority face and the single Face Detection frame turns white. A magenta frame appears on a face that is registered with [Face Registration]. Shooting technique • Compose to overlay the Face Detection frame and the AF area. 127