Shooting options 65Using 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, touch m Face Detection.2 Select Normal, and then touch o.The nearest face appears in a white focus frame andthe rest of the faces appear in gray focus frames.• The closer you are to the subjects, the quicker your camera will detectfaces.• To focus on a subject in a gray focus frame, touch the face in theframe.• The camera may not register detected faces if you set burst optionssuch as Continuous, Motion Capture, and AEB.• 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 Smart Filter effects orSmart Touch AF.• Depending on shooting options, available Face Detection optionsmay differ.• Depending on the Face Detection options you selected, the timerfunction may not be available or available timer options may differ.• When you set Face Detection options, some burst options are notavailable.• When you capture photos of detected faces, they will be registeredin the face list.• You can view registered faces in order of priority in Playback mode.(p. 84) Even though faces are registered successfully, they may not beclassified in Playback mode.• A face detected in Shooting mode may not appear in the face list orSmart Album.
