68Shooting FeaturesFace DetectionIn the following shooting modes, 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.• In A (auto) mode, if no faces are detected when the shutter-release button ispressed halfway, the camera automatically selects one (or more) of the ninefocus areas containing the subject closest to the camera.• In Scene auto selector scene mode, the focus area changes depending on theselected scene.• In Portrait and Night portrait scene modes or smart portrait mode, if no facesare detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camerawill focus on the subject at the center of the frame.• Tap a face framed by a single border to change the focus area to that face(A39).• In subject tracking mode, subject tracking begins when a detected face framedby a border is tapped (A39).Shooting mode Number of faces thatcan be detectedFocus area(double border)A (auto) mode (A38)Up to 12 The face closest to thecameraScene auto selector, Portrait,Night portrait scene mode (A41)Smart portrait mode (A51) Up to 3 The face closest to thecenter of the frame0088505050
