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FD (Face Detection) button
FD (Face Detection) button
This function can detect up to 9 people.
When the camera recognises many people at the same time, it
will focus on the nearest person.
The Digital zoom is not activated in this mode.
The effects functions are not activated in this mode.
When the camera detects a target face, the white colour focus
frame will be displayed over the target face and the gray colour
focus will appear over the remaining faces (up to 8). Press the
Shutter button halfway down to focus on the face and the white
focus frame turns green. (Total 9)
Return to previous AF mode if face detection failed.
In some conditions this function cannot work properly.
– When a person wears dark glasses or some part of the face is
hidden.
– When the subject does not look at the camera.
– When the camera doesn't detect a face because of too much
or too little light.
– There is too great a distance between the camera and the
subject.
The maximum available Face Detection range is 3m (Wide).
The nearer the subject, the faster the camera can recognize the
subject.
■ Self Portrait
When taking pictures of yourself, the area of your face is automatically
detected so that you can take self portraits more easily and quickly.
Selectable modes: Auto, Portrait, Program, DIS, Scene ([Children],
[Beach & Snow], [Self-shot], [Cafe])
1. When pressing the Face Detection button again on the face location
screen, the Self Portrait icon (
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2. For self-fi lming, set the camera lens towards the face of the object.
It automatically detects the face of the object, and emits a guiding
sound.
3. Start fi lming by pressing the Shutter button.
When locating the face in the center of the screen, it repeatedly
emits a faster sound unlike the sounds that are emitted when
the face is not in the center.
The guiding sound can be set using the sound setting menu.
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If [Self Portrait] is set, it is fi xed to Macro focus.
If [Self Portrait] is set, Motion Timer cannot be selected.
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Pressing the
FD button
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