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Shooting Features
Face Detection
In the following shooting modes, 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 the other
faces.
• In A (auto) mode, if no faces are detected when the shutter-release button is
pressed halfway, the camera automatically selects one (or more) of the nine
focus areas containing the subject closest to the camera.
• In Scene auto selector scene mode, the focus area changes depending on the
selected scene.
• In Portrait and Night portrait scene modes 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.
• Tap a face framed by a single border to change the focus area to that face
(A39).
• In subject tracking mode, subject tracking begins when a detected face framed
by a border is tapped (A39).
Shooting mode
Number of faces that
can be detected
Focus area
(double border)
A
(auto) mode (A38)
Up to 12
The face closest to the
camera
Scene auto selector, Portrait,
Night portrait scene mode (A41)
Smart portrait mode (A51) Up to 3
The face closest to the
center of the frame
0
8
50
50
