76Shooting FeaturesUsing Face DetectionWhen the following shooting modes or settings areselected, the camera uses face detection toautomatically focus on human faces. If the cameradetects more than one face, a double border isdisplayed around the face that the camera will focus on,and single borders are displayed around the other faces.• When using Face priority, if you press the shutter-release button halfway whileno faces are detected or while framing a shot with no faces in it, the camera selectsthe focus area (up to nine areas) containing the subject closest to the camera.• When using scene auto selector, the focus area changes depending on whichscene the camera selects.• If no faces are detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfwaywhen using Portrait or Night portrait, the camera will focus on the subject inthe center of the frame.Shooting mode Number of faces thatcan be detectedFocus area(double border)When AF area mode (A 37) in A(auto) mode or continuous shootingmode is set to Face priority Up to 12 The face closest to thecameraScene auto selector, Portrait, or Nightportrait scene mode (A 39) is selectedSmile timer, smile timer continuous(A 61) Up to 3 The face closest to thecenter of the frame8 4 08 4 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 the direction in which thefaces are looking. 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 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 “Autofocus” (A 29), the subject may not be infocus even though the double border turns green. Should this occur, change AF area mode toManual or Center in A (auto) mode, and try focus lock shooting (A 78) by focusing on anothersubject that is the same distance from the camera.B Viewing Images That Were Captured Using Face Detection• During playback, the camera automatically rotates images according to the orientation of the facesthat were detected at the time of shooting, except when viewing an image captured in a series.• When zooming in on an image displayed full-frame by rotating the zoom control to g (i), theimage will be enlarged so that the face that was detected at the time of shooting is displayed inthe center of the monitor (A 31), except when viewing an image captured in a series.
