40Shooting FeaturesO Pet portrait• When you aim the camera at the face of a dog or cat, the camera can detect the face and focuson it. By default, the camera automatically releases the shutter once it has focused (pet portraitauto release).• After you select O Pet portrait, select Single or Continuous on the next screen.- Single: Images are captured one at a time.- Continuous: When the camera has focused on the detected face, it captures three imagescontinuously at a rate of about 1.2 fps. When shooting manually, the camera captures up toabout four images at a rate of about 1.2 fps while you hold the shutter-release button all theway down (when Image mode is set to P 4608×3456).B Pet Portrait Auto Release• To change Pet portrait auto release settings, press the multi selector J (n).- Y: When the camera detects a pet’s face, it focuses and then releases the shutter automatically.- OFF: The camera does not release the shutter automatically, even if a pet’s face is detected.Press the shutter-release button to release the shutter.• Pet portrait auto release turns off automatically when:- Five bursts have been taken.- Internal memory or the memory card is full.To continue shooting with Pet portrait auto release, press the multi selector J (n) to set again.B Focus Area• When the camera detects a face, a yellow double border (focusarea) is displayed around the face, and the double border turnsgreen when the camera has focused.• When the camera detects more than one dog or cat face (up tofive can be detected), the face displayed largest in the monitor isframed by a double border and the others by single borders.• If no pets’ faces are detected, the camera focuses on the subjectin the center of the frame.B Notes About Pet Portrait• Digital zoom cannot be used.• Depending on the distance of the subject from the camera, the speed of the subject’s movement,the direction that the subject is facing, the ambient brightness of the face, etc., pet faces may notbe detected or other subjects may be framed by a border.9 7 09 7 02 9 m 0 s2 9 m 0 s
