Nikon COOLPIX S9400 Reference Manual - Page 89

Focusing on Subject Shooting Features Using Face Detection In the following 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 29m 0s the other faces. 970 Setting Number of faces that can be detected Focus area (double border) Face priority is selected for AF area mode (A62) x (Scene auto selector), S (Night portrait), Portrait, Pet portrait* scene modes (A33) Up to 12 The face closest to the camera F Smart portrait mode (A45) Up to 3 The face closest to the center of the frame * If Pet portrait auto release is switched to OFF when Pet portrait is selected, the camera will detect human faces (A42). • When using Face priority, if the shutter-release button is pressed halfway while no faces are detected or while framing a shot with no faces in it, the camera automatically selects the focus areas (up to 9) that contain the subject closest to the camera. • When x (Scene auto selector) is selected, the focus area changes depending on which scene the camera selects. • When using S (Night portrait), Portrait 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. B Notes on 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 subject is facing. • In some rare cases, such as those described in "Autofocus" (A68), the subject may not be in focus even though the double border turns green. If the camera does not focus, try "Focus Lock" (A68). C Viewing Pictures Taken Using Face Detection When zooming in on an image displayed in full-frame playback mode by rotating the zoom control toward g (i), the image is enlarged at the center of the face that was detected during shooting (A69). 67