Nikon S800c - Manual (Page 80)

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Focusing on Subjects
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Face Detection
When the camera is pointed at a human face
in the shooting modes listed below, the
camera automatically detects the face and
focuses on it.
When the camera detects more than one face,
the double border (focus area) is displayed
around the face that is focused on, and single
borders around the others.
• Tap a face framed by a single border to change the focus area to that face
(except when smile timer is set to On in smart portrait mode).
• In G (easy auto) mode, the camera changes focus areas depending on the
scene that it automatically selects ( A57).
• In A (auto) mode, if no faces are detected when the shutter-release button is
pressed halfway, the camera automatically selects one (or more) of the nine
focus areas containing the subject closest to the camera.
• In Portrait and Night portrait scene modes or smart portrait mode, if no faces
are detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera
focuses on the subject at the center of the frame.
• In subject tracking mode (A53), subject tracking begins when a detected face
framed by a border is tapped.
Shooting mode
Number of faces that
can be detected
Focus area
(double border)
G (easy auto) mode (A30)
Up to 12
The face closest to the
camera
A (auto) mode (A31)
Portrait and Night portrait scene
modes (A32)
Smart portrait mode (A41) Up to 3
The face closest to the
center of the frame
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