Nikon COOLPIX S4200 Reference Manual - Page 86

Face Detection In the following shooting modes, the camera uses face 80 detection to automatically focus on human faces. If the 50 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. Shooting mode A (auto) mode (A38) Scene auto selector, Portrait, Night portrait scene mode (A41) Smart portrait mode (A51) Number of faces that can be detected Focus area (double border) Up to 12 The face closest to the camera Up to 3 The face closest to the center of the frame • In A (auto) mode, if no faces are detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera automatically selects one (or more) of the nine focus areas containing the subject closest to the camera. • In Scene auto selector scene mode, the focus area changes depending on the selected scene. • In Portrait and Night portrait scene modes or smart portrait mode, if no faces are detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera will focus on the subject at the center of the frame. • Tap a face framed by a single border to change the focus area to that face (A39). • In subject tracking mode, subject tracking begins when a detected face framed by a border is tapped (A39). Shooting Features 68