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Selecting the Focus Area (A, B, C, D Modes)
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B Notes on Face Priority
• When Face priority is selected for AF area mode, the setting automatically switches to Auto if no
face is detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
• If no face is recognized when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway in the Portrait or Night
portrait scene mode, the camera focuses on the subject in the center focus area.
• The camera may not detect faces in the following situations:
- When faces are partially hidden by sunglasses or other obstructions
- When faces take up too much or too little of the frame
• If the camera detects more than one face, the face that it focuses on depends on the shooting
conditions, such as whether or not the subject is facing the camera.
• In some rare cases of shooting subjects for which autofocus does not perform as expected (A29),
the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the double border lights in green. If you
cannot focus, change the AF area mode setting to Manual, Center (wide), Center (normal) or
Center (spot), or try shooting with focus lock (A29) by switching the shooting mode to a mode
such as auto mode and refocusing on another subject at the same distance.