Reference Manual

59Basic Settings
❚❚ Animal Face/Eye-Detection AF
If Animal detection is selected for
Custom Setting a4 (Auto-area AF face/
eye detection) and the camera detects a
dog or cat, an amber border indicating
the focus point will appear around the
subject’s face or, if the camera detects
the subject’s eyes, one or the other of
their eyes. If AF-C is selected for focus
mode, the focus point will light amber
when faces or eyes are detected, while if
AF-S is selected, the focus point will turn
green when the camera focuses.
If more than one animal or more than one eye is detected, e and
f icons will appear on the focus point, and you will be able to
position the focus point over a different face or eye by pressing
4 or 2.
During playback, you can zoom in on the face or eye used for
focus by pressing J.
Focus point