46Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu (A (Auto) Mode)More on ShootingFace DetectionWhen the camera is pointed at a human face, face detection, with which thecamera automatically detects that face and focuses on it, starts. The face detectionfunction is activated in the following situations.• AF area mode (A 44) is set to Face priority• In Scene auto selector (A 51), Portrait (A 53) and Night portrait (A 54)scene modes• In smart portrait mode (A 63)1 Frame a picture.When the camera detects a face, that face is framed by ayellow double border.When the camera detects more than one face, operation varies as follows dependingupon the shooting mode.Shooting mode Faces framed by double border Number of faces thatcan be detectedA (auto) mode(Face priority) The face closest to the camera• Other faces framed by singleborder.Up to 12Scene auto selector,Portrait, Night portraitscene modeSmart portrait modeThe face closest to the center ofthe frame• Other faces framed by singleborder.Up to 344
