Reference Manual

60 Basic Settings
D Animal Detection AF
• Animal eye-detection is not available in movie mode. Animal face-
and eye-detection may fail to detect the faces or eyes of some breeds
and may not perform as expected if:
- the subject’s face occupies a very large or very small proportion of
the frame,
- the subject’s face is lit too brightly or too poorly,
- the subject’s face or eyes are obscured by fur or other objects,
- the subject’s eyes are similar in color to the rest of their face, or
- the subject moves excessively during shooting.
• The performance of face- and eye-detection may drop if:
- the camera is connected to an HDMI device with 10 bit selected for
HDMI > Advanced > Output data depth in the setup menu, or
- On (cannot record to card) is selected for HDMI > Advanced >
N-Log setting in the setup menu.
• The light from the AF-assist illuminator may adversely affect the eyes
of some animals; we recommend that you select Off for Custom
Setting a12 (Built-in AF-assist illuminator).