Nikon COOLPIX P500 User Manual page 111

Shooting with Face Priority
The camera automatically detects and focuses on a human face.
The face detection function operates in the following situations.
• When Face priority is selected for AF area mode (A95)
• When e (Night portrait) (A49), Scene auto selector (A46) or Portrait
(A51) is selected in scene mode
• When smart portrait mode is selected (A65)
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Frame the picture.
• When the camera detects a face, the focus area
containing the face is displayed with a double yellow
border.
• When the camera detects more than one face, depending upon the shooting mode,
the operation varies as follows.
j, k, l, m
(Face priority)
e (Night portrait), Scene
auto selector or Portrait
scene modes
Smart portrait mode
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Shooting Options: Shooting Menu (j, k, l, m Modes)
Shooting mode
, M modes
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Faces framed by a double
border
The face closest to the camera
* The other faces are framed by
a single border.
The face closest to the center
of the frame
* The other faces are framed by
a single border.
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Number of faces to be
recognized
Up to 12
Up to 3
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