Face Detection - Nikon CoolPix S1200pj Reference Manual

Face Detection

When the camera is pointed at a human face in the
shooting modes listed below, the camera
automatically detects the face and focuses on it. When
the camera detects more than one face, the double
border (focus area) is displayed around the face that is
focused on, and single borders around the others.
Shooting mode
G (easy auto) mode (A 38)
Portrait (A 40) or Night portrait
(A 41) in scene mode (A 39)
When AF area mode (A 52) is set to
Face priority (E 42) in A (auto)
mode.
Smart portrait mode (A 47)
• In G (easy auto) mode, the camera changes focus areas depending on the
scene that it automatically selects.
• If no faces are detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway in
Portrait or Night portrait scene mode or smart portrait mode, the camera will
focus on the subject at the center of the frame.
• In Face priority, if you press the shutter-release button halfway while no faces
are detected, the camera selects the focus area (up to nine areas) containing the
subject closest to the camera.
Number of faces that
can be detected
Up to 12
Up to 3
2 9 m 0 s 2 9 m 0 s
Focus area
(double border)
The face closest to the
camera
The face closest to the
center of the frame
1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
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