Face Detection - Sony DSC-TX9 Cyber-shot&reg Handbook

Face Detection

Detects the faces of your subjects and adjusts the focus, flash, exposure, white balance and red-
eye reduction settings automatically.
1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode.
2 t (Face Detection) t desired mode
Depending on the REC mode, this is set using buttons
displayed on the left side of the screen.
(When
touched)
(Auto)
(Child
Priority)
(Adult
Priority)
Notes
• [Face Detection] is not available in the following situations:
– In Intelligent Sweep Panorama mode
– In 3D shooting mode
– In Underwater iSweep Panorama mode
– In Movie Mode
– In Easy Mode
• [When touched] 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] or the Metering Mode is
set to [Multi].
• The Face Detection function does not work when using the Digital 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 [When
touched].
Face Detection frame (Orange)
When the camera detects more than one subject, the camera will judge
which is the main subject and set focus by priority. The Face Detection
frame for the main subject will change to an orange-colored
for which the focus is set will turn green when the shutter button is pressed
halfway down.
Face Detection frame (White)
Detects the face when an area with a face is touched on the screen.
Selects the face the camera is to automatically focus on.
Detects and shoots with priority on child's face.
Detects and shoots with priority on adult's face.
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