Nikon L820 - Manual (Page 88)

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Focusing
Using Face Detection
In the following shooting modes, the camera uses face
detection to automatically focus on people’s faces.
If the camera detects more than one face, a double border is
displayed around the face that the camera focuses on, and
single borders are displayed around the other faces.
1
If the camera detects both people and pets in the same shot, the camera can detect up to 12
faces.
2
If the camera detects a person’s face and a pet’s face in the same shot, it focuses on the pet’s face.
• If no faces are detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera
focuses on the subject in the center of the frame.
• You may hear the sound of the camera focusing.
Shooting mode
Number of faces that
can be detected
Focus area (double border)
Portrait and Night portrait in
G (easy auto) mode (A 36)
Up to 12 The face closest to the camera
Portrait (A 38) and Night portrait
(A 39) in scene mode
Pet portrait (when Pet portrait
auto release is set to OFF; A 44) in
scene mode
Up to 12
1
The face closest to the camera
2
Smart portrait mode (A 49) Up to 3
The face closest to the center of
the frame
9 7 0 9 7 0
2 9 m 0 s 2 9 m 0 s