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Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus
Shooting with Face-Priority
When [Face priority] is selected for [AF area mode], or the [Portrait] scene mode or
[Night portrait] scene mode is selected during shooting, the face-priority function
will be applied.
The camera automatically detects and focuses on a face looking toward the
camera.
1 Frame the picture.
When the camera detects a face, the focus area
containing the face will be displayed with a yellow
double border.
When the camera detects more than one face, the closest
face is framed by a double border and the others by
single borders. Up to 12 faces can be detected.
2 Press the shutter-release button halfway.
The camera focuses on the face framed by the double
border. The double border will glow green and focus will
be locked.
When the double border blinks, the camera is unable to
focus. Press the shutter-release button halfway again to
focus.
Press the shutter-release button all the way down to shoot.
y Center (default setting)
Camera focuses on subject in center of frame.
Center focus area is used.
F2.8
F2.8
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Focus area
1/125 F2.8
1/125 F2.8
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1/125 F2.8
1/125 F2.8
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