123Shooting Options: The Shooting MenuShooting, Playback and Setup MenusD More InformationSee “Autofocus” (A29) for more information.Shooting with Face PriorityThe camera automatically detects and focuses on a face looking toward thecamera.The face priority function will be enabled for the following situations.• Face priority is selected for AF area mode (A122)• When Portrait (A40) or Night portrait (A42) is chosen for scene mode• When scene auto selector mode (A52) is chosen• When a (smile timer) or y (blink proof ) is set (A54)1 Frame the picture.• When the camera detects a face looking toward thecamera, that face will be framed by a yellow doubleborder.• When the camera detects more than one face, depending upon the shooting mode,the operation varies as follows.y CenterCamera focuses on the subject in the center of theframe.Center focus area is always used.Shooting mode Faces framed by a doubleborder Number of faces to berecognizedA, B, C, D, E, F modes(Face priority) The face closest to the camera* The other faces are framed bya single border.Up to 12Portrait or Night portraitscene modesScene Auto Selector modea (Smile timer)y (Blink proof )The face closest to the centerof the frame* The other faces are framed bya single border.Up to 31616F2.81/1251/125 F2.8 16Focus area1/125 F2.81/125 F2.8 161616
