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Selecting the Focus Area (A, B, C, D Modes)
More on Shooting
Shooting with Face Priority
The camera automatically detects and focuses on a face.
The face priority function is enabled for the following situations.
• Face priority is selected for AF area mode (A84)
• When Scene auto selector (A46), Portrait (A48) or Night portrait (A49)
is selected in scene mode
• When
a (Smile timer) is selected (A36)
1
Frame the picture.
• When the camera detects a face, the focus area
containing the face is displayed with a double yellow
border.
• When the camera detects more than one face, depending upon the shooting mode,
the operation varies as follows.
2
Press the shutter-release button halfway.
• The camera focuses on the face framed by the double
border. The double border lights in green and the focus
is locked.
• When the camera is unable to focus on a face, the
double border blinks. Press the shutter-release button
halfway again and focus.
• Press the shutter-release button all the way down to shoot.
• If the shutter-release button is fully pressed down while a (Smile timer) is set, the
shutter releases automatically when the camera detects a smiling face (A36).
Shooting mode
Faces framed by a double
border
Number of faces to be
recognized
A, B, C, D, E, F, N
modes (Face priority)
The face closest to the camera
* The other faces are framed by
a single border.
Up to 12
Scene auto selector,
Portrait or Night portrait
scene modes
a (Smile timer)
The face closest to the center
of the frame
* The other faces are framed by
a single border.
Up to 3
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1/250
1/250 F5.6
F5.6
F5.6
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1342
1342
1/250
1/250
1/250 F5.6
F5.6
F5.6
1342
1342
1342