Application (Record)
Taking pictures with Auto Focus
VQT5B76
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Taking front-on pictures of people (Face Detection)
Recognizes faces (up to 15 people) and adjusts exposure and focus accordingly.
AF area
Yellow:  When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the frame turns 
green when the camera is focused.
White:   Displayed when more than one face is detected. Other faces 
that are the same distance away as faces within the yellow AF 
area are also focused.
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It will be fixed to [   ] (Face Detection) when the [Face Recog.] is set to [ON].
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Cannot set to [   ] (Face Detection) in the following cases:
 • Scene Modes ([Panning] [Night Scenery] [Handheld Night Shot] [Food] [Starry Sky])
 • [Creative Control] Mode ([Miniature Effect] [Soft Focus])
 • [Panorama Shot] Mode
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If the camera misinterprets a non-human subject as a face in [   ] (Face Detection) 
setting, switch to another setting.
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If conditions prevent the face from being recognized, such as when the movement 
of the subject is too rapid, the [AF Mode] setting switches to [   ] (23-area-focusing). 
([   ] (1-area-focusing) while motion pictures are taken).