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Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
Shooting, Playback, and Setup Menus
Shooting with Face Priority
The face-priority function is activated when Face priority is selected for AF area
mode (A 90), when shooting in Portrait (A 36) or Night portrait (A 37) scene
mode, when shooting in scene auto selector mode (A 45), or when shooting in
smile mode (A 49).
The camera automatically detects and focuses on a face looking toward the
camera.
1 Frame a picture.
When the camera detects a face looking toward the
camera, that face will be framed by a yellow double
border.
When the camera detects more than one face, operation varies, depending upon the
shooting mode, as follows.
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 camera is unable to focus, the double border
will blink. Press the shutter-release button halfway again
and focus.
Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down
to take the picture.
You don’t need to press the shutter-release button halfway in smile mode. If the camera
detects the smiling face, the shutter is automatically released (A49).
Shooting mode
Faces framed by
a double border
The number of faces
to be recognized
A (auto) mode
(Face priority)
The face closest to the camera
* The other faces are framed by
a single border.
Up to 12
Scene mode: Portrait,
Night portrait
Smile mode
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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