Nikon COOLPIX P500 - Manual (Page 111)

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Shooting Options: Shooting Menu ( j, k, l, m Modes)
More on
Sh
ooting
Shooting with Face Priority
The camera automatically detects and focuses on a human face.
The face detection function operates in the following situations.
• When Face priority is selected for AF area mode (
A95)
• When e (Night portrait) (
A49), Scene auto selector (A46) or Portrait
(
A51) is selected in scene mode
• When smart portrait mode is selected (
A65)
1
Frame the picture.
• When the camera detects a face, the focus area
containing the face is displayed with a double yellow
border.
• When the camera detects more than one face, depending upon the shooting mode,
the operation varies as follows.
Shooting mode
Faces framed by a double
border
Number of faces to be
recognized
j, k, l, m ,
M modes
(Face priority) The face closest to the camera
* The other faces are framed by
a single border.
Up to 12
e (Night portrait), Scene
auto selector or Portrait
scene modes
Smart portrait mode
The face closest to the center
of the frame
* The other faces are framed by
a single border.
Up to 3
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