Sony DSC-W80/W Cyber-shot Handbook - Page 38

Face Detection: Detecting the face of subject, subject - white balance

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Shooting menu For details on the operation 1 page 35 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 default setting will be [On]. • Up to 8 faces of your subjects can be detected. However, only up to 2 faces of your subjects can be detected when you shoot images with Soft Snap. • When the camera detects more than subjects, the camera will judge which is the main subject and set focus by priority. • The frame which the focus is set will turn green by pressing the shutter button half way down. Even when the frame does not turn green, if the distance of the subject which the focus is set on and other subjects are the same, the focus is set on all subjects. • Face Detection may fail, depending on the conditions under which it is used. 38

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Shooting menu
For details on the operation
1
page 35
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
default setting will be [On].
Up to 8 faces of your subjects can be detected. However, only up to 2 faces of your subjects
can be detected when you shoot images with Soft Snap.
When the camera detects more than subjects, the camera will judge which is the main
subject and set focus by priority.
The frame which the focus is set will turn green by pressing the shutter button half way
down. Even when the frame does not turn green, if the distance of the subject which the
focus is set on and other subjects are the same, the focus is set on all subjects.
Face Detection may fail, depending on the conditions under which it is used.
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 frame
Face Detection mark