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Face Detection
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MENU
(Face Detection) desired mode
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 (Off) |
Cannot use Face Detection.
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(Auto) |
Selects the face the camera is to automatically focus on.
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[Off] is not available when [Self-Timer] is set to [Self-portrait One Person] or [Self-portrait Two People].
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You can select [Face Detection] only when the focus mode is set to [Multi AF] and the metering mode is set to [Multi].
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The Face Detection function does not work when using the digital zoom.
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Up to 8 faces of your subjects can be detected.
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During Smile Shutter shooting, [Face Detection] is automatically set to [Auto] even if it is set to [Off].
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You may not be able to set some MENU items depending on the selected REC mode. For details, see “MENU items not available in some REC modes.” [Details]
Selecting the priority face
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Press
on the control button during Face Detection. The leftmost face is selected as the priority face, and the frame changes to an orange frame (
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Each time you press
, the priority face moves one face to the right. Press repeatedly until the orange frame () is on the face you want to select.
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To cancel the face selection (Off), move the orange frame to the rightmost face, then press
again.
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It may not be possible to detect the selected face correctly depending on the surrounding brightness, the subject’s hairstyle, etc. In this case, select the face again under the conditions where the image will be shot.
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When the Smile Shutter function is used with the Face Detection frame selected, Smile Detection is performed only on the selected face.
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In Easy Mode or when [Self-Timer] is set to [Self-portrait One Person] or [Self-portrait Two People], you cannot select a priority face.
