59Shooting FeaturesFocusingUsing Face DetectionIn the following shooting modes, the camera uses facedetection to automatically focus on people’s faces.If the camera detects more than one face, a double border isdisplayed around the face that the camera focuses on, andsingle borders are displayed around the other faces.• If no faces are detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camerafocuses on the subject in the center of the frame.Shooting mode Number of faces thatcan be detected Focus area (double border)Portrait and Night portrait inG (easy auto) mode (A 34) Up to 12 The face closest to the cameraPortrait (A 36) and Night portrait(A 37) in scene modeSmart portrait mode (A 41) Up to 3 The face closest to the center ofthe frame9 7 09 7 02 9 m 0 s2 9 m 0 sB Notes About Face Detection• The camera’s ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors, including whether or not the subjectis facing the camera. Additionally, the camera may be unable to detect faces in the following situations:- When faces are partially hidden by sunglasses or otherwise obstructed- When faces take up too much or too little of the frame• When the frame includes more than one person’s face, the faces detected by the camera and theface on which the camera focuses depend upon a variety of factors, including the direction inwhich the faces are looking.• In some rare cases, such as those described in “Subjects Not Suitable for Autofocus” (A 61), thesubject may not be in focus even though the double border turns green. Should this occur, useanother mode, such as A (auto) mode, and try focus lock shooting (A 60) by focusing onanother subject that is the same distance from the camera.
