Operating Instructions

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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About [š]
Ye l l o w :
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.
•
Under certain picture-taking conditions including the following cases, the facial recognition function
may fail to work, making it impossible to detect faces. [AF MODE] is switched to [•].
– When the face is not facing the camera
– When the face is at an angle
– When the face is extremely bright or dark
– When there is little contrast on the faces
– When the facial features are hidden behind sunglasses, etc.
– When the face appears small on the screen
– When there is rapid movement
– When the subject is other than a human being
– When the camera is shaking
– When digital zoom is used
About [ƒ]
•
You can focus on the subject more quickly than other AF modes.
• The picture may stop moving for a moment before being brought into focus when you press the
shutter button halfway. This is not a malfunction.
Note
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The camera is focusing on all the AF areas when multiple AF areas (max. 9 areas) light at the same
time. If you want to determine the focus position to take pictures, switch the AF mode to [ƒ] or [Ø].
• 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 [š] and then take a picture.
• The AF mode cannot be set in [FIREWORKS] in scene mode.
• It is not possible to set [š] in the following cases.
– In [NIGHT SCENERY], [FOOD], [STARRY SKY], [AERIAL PHOTO] and [UNDERWATER] in scene
mode.
– In motion picture mode.