Sony DSC-T20/P Cyber-shot® Handbook - Page 36

Face Detection: Detecting the face of subject

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Shooting menu For details on the operation 1 page 30 Face Detection: Detecting the face of subject Selects whether to use the Face Detect function or not. (On) Detecting the faces of your subject will also adjust focus, strobe, exposure, white balance, and pre-strobe for red-eye reduction. Face Detection mark Face Detection frame (Off) Does not use Face Detection function. • Available only for [Soft Snap] when you select the Scene Selection mode. In this case, the Face Detection mode is set to [On] as the default. • Up to 8 faces in your subject can be detected. When you shoot images with [Soft Snap], the number of faces in your subject that can be detected will be limited to up to 2 faces. • When more than one face is detected in your subject, the priority for the focus point is automatically given to one of the persons identified as the main subject by the camera . • When you press and hold the shutter button halfway down to focus, the frame around the subject in focus changes to green. If the frame does not change to green, a subject at the same distance as the main subject is also in focus. • Face Detection may fail, depending on the conditions under which it is used. • When [Face Detection] is set to [On], AF Illuminator does not function. 36

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Shooting menu
For details on the operation
1
page 30
Selects whether to use the Face Detect function or not.
Available only for [Soft Snap] when you select the Scene Selection mode. In this case, the
Face Detection mode is set to [On] as the default.
Up to 8 faces in your subject can be detected. When you shoot images with [Soft Snap], the
number of faces in your subject that can be detected will be limited to up to 2 faces.
When more than one face is detected in your subject, the priority for the focus point is
automatically given to one of the persons identified as the main subject by the camera .
When you press and hold the shutter button halfway down to focus, the frame around the
subject in focus changes to green. If the frame does not change to green, a subject at the
same distance as the main subject is also in focus.
Face Detection may fail, depending on the conditions under which it is used.
When [Face Detection] is set to [On], AF Illuminator does not function.
Face Detection: Detecting the face of subject
(On)
Detecting the faces of your subject will also adjust focus,
strobe, exposure, white balance, and pre-strobe for red-eye
reduction.
(Off)
Does not use Face Detection function.
Face Detection mark
Face Detection frame