Nikon COOLPIX P90 P90 User's Manual - Page 135

Shooting with Face Priority, More Information

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Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu y Center Camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame. Center focus area is always used. 1/125 F2.8 16 Focus area D More Information See "Autofocus" (A29) for more information. Shooting with Face Priority The camera automatically detects and focuses on a face looking toward the camera. The face priority function will be enabled for the following situations. • Face priority is selected for AF area mode (A122) • When Portrait (A40) or Night portrait (A42) is chosen for scene mode • When scene auto selector mode (A52) is chosen • When a (smile timer) or y (blink proof ) is set (A54) 1 Frame the picture. • When the camera detects a face looking toward the camera, that face will be framed by a yellow double border. Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus 1/125 F2.8 16 • When the camera detects more than one face, depending upon the shooting mode, the operation varies as follows. Shooting mode A, B, C, D, E, F modes (Face priority) Portrait or Night portrait scene modes Faces framed by a double border The face closest to the camera * The other faces are framed by a single border. Number of faces to be recognized Up to 12 Scene Auto Selector mode The face closest to the center a (Smile timer) y (Blink proof ) of the frame * The other faces are framed by Up to 3 a single border. 123

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Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus
D
More Information
See “Autofocus” (
A
29) for more information.
Shooting with Face Priority
The camera automatically detects and focuses on a face looking toward the
camera.
The face priority function will be enabled for the following situations.
Face priority
is selected for AF area mode (
A
122)
When
Portrait
(
A
40) or
Night portrait
(
A
42) is chosen for scene mode
When scene auto selector mode (
A
52) is chosen
When
a
(smile timer) or
y
(blink proof ) is set (
A
54)
1
Frame the picture.
When the camera detects a face looking toward the
camera, that face will be framed by a yellow double
border.
When the camera detects more than one face, depending upon the shooting mode,
the operation varies as follows.
y
Center
Camera focuses on the subject in the center of the
frame.
Center focus area is always used.
Shooting mode
Faces framed by a double
border
Number of faces to be
recognized
A
,
B
,
C
,
D
,
E
,
F
modes
(
Face priority
)
The face closest to the camera
* The other faces are framed by
a single border.
Up to 12
Portrait
or
Night portrait
scene modes
Scene Auto Selector mode
a
(Smile timer)
y
(Blink proof)
The face closest to the center
of the frame
* The other faces are framed by
a single border.
Up to 3
16
16
F2.8
1/125
1/125
F2.8
16
Focus area
1/125
F2.8
1/125
F2.8
16
16
16