74Shooting Features• If the shutter button is pressed halfway when no faces are detected:- In A (auto) mode, the camera selects one or more of the nine focus areas containingthe subject closest to the camera.- When Scene auto selector is selected, the focus area changes depending on whichscene the camera selects.- In Portrait and Night portrait scene modes or in smart portrait mode, the camera willfocus on the area in the center of the frame.- In Pet portrait scene mode, the camera focuses on a pet face if one is detected. If nopet faces are detected, the camera focuses on the area in the center of the frame.• You may hear the sound of the camera focusing.B Notes About Face Detection• The camera’s ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors, including the direction inwhich the faces are looking. 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 thefaces are looking.• In some rare cases, such as those described in “Subjects Not Suitable for Autofocus” (A76), thesubject may not be in focus even though the double border turns green. If the camera does notfocus, try focus lock shooting (A77).
