Reference Manual (complete instructions)

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Shooting Features
Focusing
B Notes About Target Finding AF
• Depending on shooting conditions, the subject that the camera determines to be the
main subject may vary.
• The main subject may not be detected when using certain White balance or Picture
Control settings.
• The camera may not detect the main subject appropriately in the following situations:
- When the subject is very dark or bright
- When the main subject lacks clearly defined colors
- When the shot is framed so that the main subject is on the edge of the screen
- When the main subject is composed of a repeating pattern
Using Face Detection
In the following settings, the camera uses face
detection to automatically focus on human faces.
• s (night portrait), Scene auto selector, or
Portrait scene mode (A40)
• Creative mode (A52)
• a (smile timer) (A65)
• When AF area mode (A141) is set to Face
priority
If the camera detects more than one face, a double border is displayed around the
face that the camera focuses on, and single borders are displayed around the other
faces.
If the shutter-release button is pressed halfway when no faces are detected:
• When Scene auto selector is selected, the focus area changes depending on the
shooting conditions that the camera recognizes.
• In s (night portrait) and Portrait, the camera focuses on the area in the center of
the frame.
• In creative mode or when AF area mode is set to Face priority, the camera
selects the focus area containing the subject closest to the camera.
• When a (smile timer) is selected, the camera focuses on the subject in the center
of the frame.
B Notes About Face Detection
• The camera’s ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors, including the direction
in which the faces are looking.
• The camera cannot 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
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