FujiFilm X70 Owner's Manual page 107

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G AUTOFOCUS SETTING (Continued)

AUTOFOCUS SETTING (Continued)

Option

Intelligent Face Detection sets focus and exposure for human faces anywhere in the frame, preventing the

camera from focusing on the background in group portraits. Choose for shots that emphasize portrait

subjects.

To use Intelligent Face Detection, press MENU/OK to display the shooting menu and

select ON for G AUTOFOCUS SETTING > FACE DETECTION. Faces can be detect-

ed with the camera in vertical or horizontal orientation; if a face is detected, it will be

FACE DETECTION

indicated by a green border. If there is more than one face in the frame, the camera

will select the face closest to the center; other faces are indicated by white borders.

Q In some modes, the camera may set exposure for the frame as a whole rather

than the portrait subject.

Q If the subject moves as the shutter button is pressed, the face may not be in the area indicated by the

green border when the picture is taken.

Choose whether the camera detects and focuses on eyes when Intelligent Face

Detection is on. Choose from u AUTO (the camera automatically chooses which

eye to focus on), w RIGHT EYE PRIORITY (the camera focuses on the right eye),

v LEFT EYE PRIORITY (the camera focuses on the left eye), and OFF (eye focus

EYE DETECTION AF

off ).

R If the camera is unable to detect the subject's eyes because they are hidden by

hair, glasses, or other objects, the camera will instead focus on faces.

If ON is selected, the camera will continue to adjust focus even when the shutter button is not pressed

PRE-AF

halfway. Note that this increases the drain on the battery.

If ON is selected, the AF-assist illuminator will light to assist autofocus.

R The AF-assist illuminator turns off automatically when OFF is selected for o SOUND & FLASH in the

setup menu.

AF ILLUMINATOR

Q The camera may be unable to focus using the AF-assist illuminator in some cases. If the camera is un-

able to focus in macro mode, try increasing the distance to the subject.

Q Avoid shining the AF-assist illuminator directly into your subject's eyes.

Using the Menus: Shooting Mode

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