Face Priority - Nikon CoolPix S710 User Manual

Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
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Center
Camera focuses on subject in center of frame.
Center focus area is used.
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More Information
See, "Autofocus" (A 25) for more information.

Face Priority

When the camera is pointed at a person's face, the camera automatically
recognizes the face and focuses on it.
In the following cases, the face priority feature will take effect.
• When AF area mode is set to Face priority (default setting) (A 103)
• When Scene mode is set to Portrait (A 34) or Night portrait (A 35)
• When the scene auto selector mode is selected (A 44)
• When the smile mode is selected (A 46)
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Frame a picture
When the camera recognizes a face (front view), that face
will be framed by a yellow double border.
If more than one face is recognized, the operations will vary with the shooting modes as follows.
Shooting mode
W, X, V, and U shooting
modes (Face priority)
Scene mode: Portrait,
Night portrait
Scene auto selector mode
Smile mode
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Faces framed by a double
border
The face (positioned) 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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1/125 F3.2 1/125 1/125 F3.2 F3.2
Focus area
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1/125 F3.2 1/125 F3.2 1/125 F3.2
The number of faces
to be recognized
Up to 12
Up to 3