Nikon L320 - Manual (Page 79)

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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.
• 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.
Shooting mode
Number of faces that
can be detected
Focus area (double border)
Portrait and Night portrait in
G (easy auto) mode (A 34)
Up to 12 The face closest to the camera
Portrait (A 36) and Night portrait
(A 37) in scene mode
Smart portrait mode (A 41) 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
B
Notes About Face Detection
• The camera’s ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors, including whether or not the subject
is facing the camera. Additionally, the camera may be unable to detect faces in the following situations:
- When faces are partially hidden by sunglasses or otherwise obstructed
- When faces take up too much or too little of the frame
• When the frame includes more than one person’s face, the faces detected by the camera and the
face on which the camera focuses depend upon a variety of factors, including the direction in
which the faces are looking.
• In some rare cases, such as those described in “Subjects Not Suitable for Autofocus” (A 61), the
subject may not be in focus even though the double border turns green. Should this occur, use
another mode, such as A (auto) mode, and try focus lock shooting (
A 60) by focusing on
another subject that is the same distance from the camera.