Nikon COOLPIX S1200pj Reference Manual - Page 83

Face Detection When the camera is pointed at a human face in the shooting modes listed below, the camera automatically detects the face and focuses on it. When the camera detects more than one face, the double border (focus area) is displayed around the face that is 29m 0s focused on, and single borders around the others. 1100 Shooting mode Number of faces that can be detected Focus area (double border) G (easy auto) mode (A 38) Portrait (A 40) or Night portrait (A 41) in scene mode (A 39) When AF area mode (A 52) is set to Face priority (E 42) in A (auto) mode. Up to 12 The face closest to the camera Smart portrait mode (A 47) Up to 3 The face closest to the center of the frame • In G (easy auto) mode, the camera changes focus areas depending on the scene that it automatically selects. • If no faces are detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway in Portrait or Night portrait scene mode or smart portrait mode, the camera will focus on the subject at the center of the frame. • In Face priority, if you press the shutter-release button halfway while no faces are detected, the camera selects the focus area (up to nine areas) containing the subject closest to the camera. Shooting Features 65