Shooting options 70Using Face DetectionIf you use Face Detection options, your camera can automatically detect a human face. When you focus on a human face, the cameraadjusts the exposure automatically. Use Blink Detection to detect closed eyes or Smile Shot to capture a smiling face. You can also useSmart Face Recognition to register faces and prioritize the focus on them.Detecting facesYour camera automatically detects up to 10 human faces in onescene.1 In Shooting mode, press [m].2 Select Face Detection Normal.The face nearest the cameraor nearest the center of thescene appears in a whitefocus frame and the restof the faces appear in grayfocus frames.The closer you are to the subjects, the quicker your camera will detect faces.• When your camera detects a face, it tracks the detected faceautomatically.• Face Detection may not be effective when:- the subject is far from the camera (The focus frame will appearorange for Smile Shot and Blink Detection.)- it is too bright or too dark- the subject is not facing the camera- the subject is wearing sunglasses or a mask- the subject’s facial expression changes drastically- the subject is backlit or the lighting conditions are unstable• Face Detection is not available when you set the Tracking AF.• Depending on the shooting options you selected, available FaceDetection options may differ.• Depending on the Face Detection options you selected, the timerfunction may not be available.• When you set Face Detection options, the AF area is automaticallyset to Multi AF.• Depending on the Face Detection options you selected, Burst optionsmay not be available.• When you set Smart Face Recognition option and capture photos ofdetected faces, they will be registered in the face list.• You can view registered faces in order of priority in Playback mode.(p. 86) Even though faces are registered successfully, they may not beclassified in Playback mode.• A face detected with Smart Face Recognition option may not appearin the face list or Smart Album.
