Advanced (Recording pictures)- 86 -[AF MODE]For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P22.This allows the focusing method that suits the positions and number of the subjects to beselected.Applicable modes: 1 / 5[3]: Face DetectionThe camera automatically detects the person’s face. Thefocus and exposure can then be adjusted to fit that face nomatter what portion of the picture it is in. (max. 15 areas)[\]: 9-area-focusing The camera focuses on any of 9 focus areas. This iseffective when the subject is not in the centre of the screen.[2]: 1-area-focusing The camera focuses on the subject in the AF area on thecentre of the screen.Note• The camera is focusing on all the AF areas when multiple AF areas (max. 9 areas) lightat the same time in [\]. If you want to determine the focus position to take pictures,switch the AF Mode to [2].• If the AF Mode is set to [\], the AF area is not displayed until the picture is broughtinto focus.• The camera may detect subjects other than a person as the face. In this case, switchthe AF Mode to any modes other than [3] and then take a picture.• The AF Mode cannot be set in [FIREWORKS] in Scene Mode.• It is not possible to set [3] in the following cases.– In [NIGHT SCENERY], [FOOD], [STARRY SKY] and [AERIAL PHOTO] in SceneMode. About [3] (Face Detection)The following AF area frames are displayed when the cameradetects the faces.Yellow:When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the frame turnsgreen when the camera is focused.White:Displayed when more than one face is detected. Other faces that are the same distanceaway as faces within the yellow AF areas are also focused.Downloaded from ManualsCamera.com Manuals
