41Selecting a Shooting ModeMore on ShootingFace DetectionWhen the camera is pointed at a human face in theshooting modes listed below, the cameraautomatically detects the face and focuses on it. Whenthe camera detects more than one face, the doubleborder (focus area) is displayed around the face that isfocused on, and single borders around the others.• 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(A 45, 50).• In subject tracking mode, subject tracking begins when a detected face framedby a border is tapped (A 48).B Notes on the Face Detection Function• The camera may be unable to detect faces in the following situations:- When faces are partially hidden by sunglasses or other obstructions- 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 cases, including those noted in “Autofocus” (A 31), autofocus may not perform asexpected, and the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the double border glowsgreen. Should this occur, refocus on another subject positioned at the same distance from thecamera as the actual portrait subject (A 52).C Notes on Pictures Including Detected Faces• When pictures in which a face was detected during shooting are played back, the pictures will beautomatically rotated for playback display according to the orientation of the face detectedexcept pictures that were taken using Continuous, BSS, and Multi-shot 16 (A 54), or thesubject tracking function (A 48).• In full-frame playback mode, the picture will be enlarged with the face detected during shootingat the center of the monitor when the zoom control is rotated to g (i) (A 84) except picturesthat were taken using Continuous, BSS, and Multi-shot 16 (A 54), or the subject trackingfunction (A 48).Shooting mode Number of faces thatcan be detectedFocus area(double border)A (auto) mode (A 26)Up to 12 The face closest to thecameraScene auto selector, Portrait,Night portrait scene mode (A 58)Smart portrait mode (A 74) Up to 3 The face closest to thecenter of the frame333
