Operating instructions

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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[AF MODE]
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P22.
This allows the focusing method that suits the positions and number of the subjects to be
selected.
Applicable modes: 1 / 5
[3]: Face Detection
The camera automatically detects the person’s face. The
focus and exposure can then be adjusted to t that face no
matter what portion of the picture it is in. (max. 15 areas)
[\]: 9-area-focusing
The camera focuses on any of 9 focus areas. This is
effective when the subject is not in the centre of the screen.
[2]: 1-area-focusing
The camera focuses on the subject in the AF area on the
centre of the screen.
Note
• The camera is focusing on all the AF areas when multiple AF areas (max. 9 areas) light
at the same time in [\]. If you want to determine the focus position to take pictures,
switch the AF Mode to [2].
• If the AF Mode is set to [\], the AF area is not displayed until the picture is brought
into focus.
• The camera may detect subjects other than a person as the face. In this case, switch
the AF Mode to any modes other than [3] and then take a picture.
• The AF Mode cannot be set in [FIREWORKS] in Scene Mode.
• It is not possible to set [3] in the following cases.
– In [NIGHT SCENERY], [FOOD], [STARRY SKY] and [AERIAL PHOTO] in Scene
Mode.
 About [3] (Face Detection)
The following AF area frames are displayed when the camera
detects the faces.
Yellow:
When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the frame turns
green when the camera is focused.
White:
Displayed when more than one face is detected. Other faces that are the same distance
away as faces within the yellow AF areas are also focused.