Nikon COOLPIX P7700 User Manual

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85Focusing on SubjectShooting FeaturesUsing Face DetectionIn the following settings, the camera uses facedetection to automatically focus on human faces. If thecamera detects more than one face, a double border isdisplayed around the face that the camera will focuson, and single borders are displayed around the otherfaces.* If Pet portrait auto release is switched to OFF when Pet portrait is selected, the camerawill detect human faces (A42).• When using Face priority, if the shutter-release button is pressed halfway while no faces aredetected or while framing a shot with no faces in it, the camera automatically selects the focusareas (up to 9) that contain the subject closest to the camera.• When Scene auto selector is selected, the focus area changes depending on which scene thecamera selects.• When using Portrait or Night portrait, if no faces are detected when the shutter-release buttonis pressed halfway, the camera will focus on the subject at the center of the frame.• When a (smile timer) is selected, if you press the shutter-release button halfway while no facesare detected, the camera will focus on the subject at the center of the frame.B Notes on Face Detection• The camera’s ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors, including whether or not thesubject is facing the camera. Additionally, the camera may be unable to detect faces in thefollowing 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 face, the faces detected by the camera and the face onwhich the camera focuses depend upon a variety of factors, including the direction in which thesubject is facing.• In some rare cases, such as those described in “Autofocus” (A86), the subject may not be in focuseven though the double border turns green. If the camera does not focus, try “Focus Lock” (A86).C Viewing Pictures Taken Using Face DetectionWhen zooming in on an image displayed in full-frame playback mode by rotating the zoom controltoward g (i), the image is enlarged at the center of the face that was detected during shooting(A91).Setting Number of faces thatcan be detected Focus area (double border)Face priority is selected for AFarea mode (A71)Up to 12 The face closest to the cameraScene auto selector, Portrait,Night portrait, Pet portrait*scene mode (A35)a (Smile timer) (A60) Up to 3 The face closest to the center ofthe frame1/2501/250 F5.6F5.61/250 F5.6 128012801280