Face Detection - Sony NEX-5N Instruction Manual

Face Detection

Detects the faces of your subjects and adjusts the focus, flash, exposure, and white
balance settings automatically. You can select the priority face to be focused on.
1 MENU t [Camera] t [Face Detection] t desired mode.
On (Regist. Faces) Focuses on faces registered so as to have priority.
On
Off
Notes
• You cannot use [Face Detection] with the following functions:
– [Sweep Panorama]
– [3D Sweep Panorama]
– [Manual Focus]
– [Prec. Dig. Zoom]
• You can select [Face Detection] only when [Autofocus Area] is set to [Multi], and [Metering Mode] is
also set to [Multi].
• Up to eight faces of your subjects can be detected.
• During [Smile Shutter] shooting, [Face Detection] is automatically set to [On (Regist. Faces)] even if it is
set to [Off].
Face Detection frame (white)
When the camera detects more than one subject, the camera will judge
which is the main subject and set focus by priority. The Face Detection
frame for the main subject will turn white. The frame for which the focus
is set will turn green by pressing the shutter button halfway down.
Face Detection frame (gray/magenta)
This frame appears on a detected face that is not the face with the
priority focus. The magenta frame appears on a face that is registered
with [Face Registration].
Selects the face which the camera is to automatically focus on.
Does not use the Face Detection function.
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