Shooting options 71Using face detectionRegistering faces as your favorites (My Star)You can register your favorite faces to prioritize the focus andexposure on those faces. This feature is available only when youuse a memory card.1 In a Shooting mode, touch → Smart FR Edit.2 Touch My Star to select it.3 Align your subject’s face with the oval guideline, and thenpress [Shutter] to register the face.• Capture photos of one person at a time when registering faces.• Capture 5 photos the subject’s face for best results: one each fromthe front, left, right, above, and below.• When capturing photos from the left, right, above, and below, instructthe subject not to turn his or her face more than 30 degrees.• You can register a face even if you capture only one photo of thesubject's face.• The camera may recognize and register faces incorrectly dependingon lighting conditions, drastic changes in the subject's pose or face,and whether or not the subject is wearing glasses.• The camera can automatically register up to 14 faces. If the camerarecognizes a new face when 14 faces have already been registered,it will replace the lowest priority face with the new one.• The camera can detect up to 5 favorite faces in one scene.
