Using Intelligent Face Detection
when taking pictures
Intelligent Face Detection allows you to focus on and
adjust the brightness of people's faces. Intelligent Face
Detection is effective with the camera held horizontally or
vertically.
Available Photography modes: B,
m,
, N, M, <, >
,
,
,
,
Available Photography modes: S-AF (Single-AF)
A To activate Intelligent Face Detection press
To turn Intelligent Face Detection off, press
When there are multiple people
N
N
6
6
in the frame, Intelligent Face
Detection will set a green frame
around the face nearest to the
center of the picture. This face
has focusing priority.
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AM
AM
AUTO
AUTO
Green frame
CAUTION
• If the camera or subject move as the picture is taken,
• When the camera is detecting multiple faces, the green
,
,
,
• Pressing the shutter button halfway with Intelligent Face
once.
again.
the subject's face may move out of the Intelligent Face
Detection frame.
frame is set around the face near the center. If you want
to focus on another subject, move the camera so that
the new subject is in the center of the screen.
If focus is still not achieved, press
Detection) to turn off the function, and take the picture
using AF/AE lock (➝p.39).
Intelligent Face Detection can focus on a face in a white
frame providing the subjects in the green and white
frame are of the same focal length.
Detection off, the focus will be on the center of the
frame.
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