Shooting options 51Using 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. Take photos quickly and easily by using Blink Detection to detect closed eyes or Smile Shot tocapture a smiling face. You can also use Smart Face Recognition to register faces and prioritize the focus on them.a p s dDetecting facesYour camera automatically detects human faces (up to 10 humanfaces).In Shooting mode, select f . The nearest faceappears in a white focus frame and the rest of the faces appear ingray focus frames.The closer you are to the subject, the quicker your camera will detecttfaces.If you want to focus faces in gray focus frames, touch them to focus.tWhen you use the burst option, the detected faces may not betregistered.In some scene modes, face detection is unavailable.tFace detection may not be effective when:tthe subject is far from the camera (The focus frame will appear-orange 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 is in backlighting or the lighting condition is unstable-the subject’s facial expression changes remarkably-Face detection is not available when using a photo style.tWhen you use the face detection option, the digital zoom will nottwork.Depending on the selected face defection option, the timer is nottavailable or some timer options are not available.Depending on the selected face detection option, some burst optionstare not available.When you take photos of detected faces, they will be registered intthe face list.You can view registered faces in order of priority in Playback mode.t(p. 68) Even though faces are registered successfully, they may not beclassified in Playback mode.The detected face in Shooting mode may not appear in the face listtor Smart Album.
