Samsung EC-NV40ZSBA-US - Manual (Page 35)

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Focus Area
You can select your preferred Focus Area
according to the shooting conditions.
[FACE DETECTION] : This mode detects the
face position of the subject
automatically and then sets
the focus and exposure.
Select this mode for quick and easy portraits.
 Selectable modes : AUTO, PROGRAM, MANUAL, DUAL IS, PORTRAIT,
SCENE (CHILDREN, BEACH&SNOW, SELF SHOT,
CAFÉ)
MULTI AF
CENTER AF
SELF PORTRAIT
FACE DETECTION
3. Press the shutter button halfway. The focus frame turns to green when
the focus is activated.
4. Press the shutter button fully to take a picture.
2. The size and position of the auto focus frame is
set on the face of the subject automatically.
MULTI AF
CENTER AF
SELF PORTRAIT
FACE DETECTION
1. In a configurable shooting mode, select the
Face Detection menu ( ).
The Face Detection icon will appear.
● This function can detect up to 9 faces.
● When the camera recognises many people at the same time, it will
focus on the nearest person.
● When the camera detects a target face, the white colour focus frame
will be displayed over the target face and the grey colour focus frame
appears over the remaining faces (up to 8). Press the shutter button
halfway down to focus on the face and the white focus frame turns
green. (Maximum 9)
● Return to previous AF mode if face detection failed.
● In some conditions this function cannot work properly.
- When a person wears dark glasses or some part of the face is
hidden.
- When the subject does not look at the camera.
- Camera doesn’t detect a face as the conditions are too dark or too
bright.
- The distance between the camera and object is too great.
● The maximum available Face Detection range is 2.5m (Wide).
● The nearer the subject, the faster the camera can recognize the
subject.
● The Digital zoom is not activated in this mode.
● It can only be set if is selected on the photo style selector dial.
● The [EFFECT] menu does not work when the [FACE DETECTION]
function is set.