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Focusing, Using Face Detection
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Focusing Shooting Features Using Face Detection When using the following shooting modes and settings, the camera uses face detection to automatically focus on human faces. If the camera detects more than one face, a double border is displayed around the face that the camera will focus on, and single borders are displayed around the other faces. 780 15m 0s Shooting mode A (auto) mode (A 30) Take a series of pictures (A 38) and Shoot at intervals (A 39) when using Choose a style Number of faces that can be detected Focus area (double border) Up to 12 The face closest to the camera Smile timer (A 47) 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 will focus 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 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 "Autofocus" (A 24), 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 57) by focusing on another subject that is the 56 same distance from the camera.