Sony DSC-WX300 User Guide - Page 125

Cyber-shot User Guide Search Print Before Use Operating the camera Shooting Viewing Useful shooting functions Useful viewing functions Changing settings Viewing images on a TV Using with your computer Printing Troubleshooting Precautions / About this camera Contents list Top page > Useful shooting functions > Menu items available for shooting > Face Detection Face Detection When the Face Detection function is used, the camera detects the faces of your subjects and adjusts the focus, flash, exposure, white balance and red-eye reduction settings automatically. When the camera detects more than one subject, the camera will judge which is the main subject and set focus by priority. The frame for which the focus is set will turn green by pressing the shutter button halfway down. 1. MENU (Face Detection) desired mode (Off) Cannot use Face Detection. (Auto) Selects the face the camera is to automatically focus on. (Child Priority) Detects and shoots with priority on child's face. (Adult Priority) Detects and shoots with priority on adult's face. Notes [Off] is not available when [Self-Timer] is set to [Self-portrait One Person] or [Self-portrait Two People]. You can select [Face Detection] only when the focus mode is set to [Multi AF] and the metering mode is set to [Multi]. The Face Detection function does not work when you use zoom functions other than the optical zoom. Up to 8 faces of your subjects can be detected. Adults and children may not be recognized correctly depending on the conditions. During Smile Shutter shooting, [Face Detection] is automatically set to [Auto] even if it is set to [Off]. Related Topic Tracking focus Functions available for each shooting mode MENU items available for each shooting mode Copyright 2013 Sony Corporation 125 Back to top