Sony A57 - Manual (Page 120)

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Detecting faces
Notes
• When the exposure mode is Sweep Panorama, 3D Sweep Panorama or Continuous
Advance Priority AE Mode, the Face Detection function cannot be used.
• Up to 8 faces can be detected.
• The camera may not detect any faces, or may detect some other object, depending on
the shooting conditions.
The camera detects faces for which information has been registered in
advance.
To change the priority of faces previously registered
When you have registered multiple faces, the priority order is set. You can
change the priority order.
MENU button t 4 t [Face Registration] t [Order
Exchanging] t Select a face for which you want to change the
priority and the priority level
To delete a registered face
You can delete a registered face.
Face Registration
1
MENU button t 4 t [Face Registration] t [New
Registration]
2
Align the guide frame with the face to be registered, and press
the shutter button.
3
Select [Enter] with v on the control button, then press the
center of the control button.
• Up to 8 faces of your subjects can be registered.
• Shoot the face from the front in a brightly lit place. The face may not be
registered correctly if it is obscured by a hat, a mask, sunglasses, etc.