Using Face Detection - Nikon CoolPix S6200 Reference Manual

Using Face Detection

In the following shooting modes, the camera uses face
detection to automatically focus on human faces. If the
camera detects more than one face, a double border is
displayed around the face that the camera will focus
on, and single borders are displayed around the other
faces.
Shooting mode
When AF area mode (A 37) in
A (auto) mode is set to Face
priority.
Scene auto selector, Portrait,
Night portrait scene mode
(A 39) is selected
Smart portrait mode (A 49)
* For more information about face detection while using subject tracking mode, see "Subject
Tracking Mode (Focusing on a Moving Subject)" (A 51).
• When using A (auto) mode, if you press the shutter-release button halfway
while no faces are detected or while framing a shot with no faces in it, the
camera selects the focus area (up to nine areas) containing the subject closest
to the camera.
• When Scene auto selector is selected, the focus area changes depending on
which scene the camera selects.
• If no faces are detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway in
Portrait and Night portrait scene modes or in smart portrait mode, the
camera will focus on the subject in the center of the frame.
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Notes About Face Detection
• The camera's ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors, including whether or not the
subject is facing the camera. Additionally, the camera may be unable to detect faces in the
following situations:
- When faces are partially hidden by sunglasses or otherwise obstructed
- When faces take up too much or too little of the frame
• When the frame includes more than one face, the faces detected by the camera and the face on
which the camera focuses depend upon a variety of factors, including the direction in which the
faces are looking.
• In some rare cases, such as those described in "Autofocus" (A 29), the subject may not be in
focus even though the double border turns green. If the camera does not focus, change AF area
mode to Manual or Center in A (auto) mode, and try focus lock shooting (A 70) by focusing
on another subject that is the same distance from the camera.
Number of faces that
can be detected
Up to 12
Up to 3
Focus area (double border)
The face closest to the camera
The face closest to the center of
the frame
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