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Focusing, Using Face Detection
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Focusing Using Face Detection In the following shooting modes, the camera uses face detection to automatically focus on people's faces. If the camera detects more than one face, a double border is displayed around the face that the camera focuses on, and single borders are displayed around the other faces. 29m 0s 970 Shooting Features Shooting mode Number of faces that can be detected Focus area (double border) Portrait and Night portrait in G (easy auto) mode (A 34) Portrait (A 36) and Night portrait (A 37) in scene mode Up to 12 The face closest to the camera Smart portrait mode (A 41) 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 focuses 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 person's 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 "Subjects Not Suitable for Autofocus" (A 61), 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 60) by focusing on another subject that is the same distance from the camera. 59
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