133Changing the Autofocus Mode2 Focus the subject.Press the shutter button halfway andthe camera will focus the facecovered by the <p> frame.X When focus is achieved, the AF pointwill turn green and the beeper willsound.X If focus is not achieved, the AF pointwill turn orange.If a face cannot be detected, the AFpoint < > will be displayed and AFwill be executed at the center.3 Take the picture.Check the focus and exposure, thenpress the shutter button completely totake the picture (p.124).If the focus is way off, face detection will not be possible. If the lensenables manual focusing even while the lens focus mode switch is set to<f>, turn the focusing ring to attain rough focus. The face will then bedetected and <p> will be displayed.An object other than a human face might be detected as a face.Face detection will not work if the face is very small or large in thepicture, too bright or too dark, titled horizontally or diagonally, or partiallyhidden.The <p> focusing frame might cover only part of the face.When you press the <0> or <L> button, the AF mode will switch to theLive mode (p.131). You can press the <S> key to move the AF point.Press the <0> or <L> button again to return to the u (face detection)Live mode.Since AF is not possible with a face detected near the edge of thepicture, the <p> will be grayed out. Then if you press the shutter buttonhalfway, the center AF point < > will be used to focus.COPY
