Detecting Faces; Face Detection - Sony α SLT-A58 Instruction Manual

Detecting faces

Face Detection

The camera detects faces, adjusts the focus and exposure, performs image
processing, and adjusts flash settings.
Fn button t
setting
Face Detection Off
Face Detection On
(Regist. Faces)
Face Detection On
Smile Shutter
The Face Detection frame
When the camera detects faces, gray Face
Detection frames appear. When the
camera judges that autofocus is possible,
the Face Detection frame turns white.
When you press the shutter button
halfway down, the Face Detection frame
turns green.
• If a face is not positioned inside the AF area available when you press the
shutter button halfway down, the AF area that is used for focusing turns
green.
• When the camera detects multiple faces, the camera automatically selects
a priority face and a single Face Detection frame turns white. A magenta
frame appears on a face that is registered with [Face Registration].
Shooting technique
• Compose to overlay the Face Detection frame and the AF area.
(Smile/Face Detect.) t Select the desired
Turns off Face Detection.
Enables Face Detection and prioritizes recognized faces that
have been registered in [Face Registration] (page 118).
Enables Face Detection, but does not prioritize recognized
faces.
Detects and shoots a smile automatically.
Face Detection frames (white)
Face Detection
frames (gray)
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