Sony Ultra Wide Converter For SEL16F28 and SEL20F28 - Manual (Page 35)

3. Shooting: Adjusting the Focus 35
Off:
The face detection AF function is disabled.
[Notes]
ˎ ˎ During push auto focus operation, Face Priority AF is
activated even if Face Only AF is currently selected.
ˎ ˎ When the FOCUS switch is set to MAN, face detection
AF is disabled (excluding during push auto focus
operation).
ˎ ˎ If you turn the camcorder off while Face Only AF is
selected, the mode automatically switches to Face
Priority AF when the camcorder is next turned on.
Hiding face detection frames
You can show/hide face detection frames
using Display On/Off >Face Detection Frame
(page 92) in the Monitoring menu.
[Note]
Green face detection frames are displayed for faces
that are in focus using push auto focus (AF-S), and are
not hidden using the DISPLAY button or when Face
Detection Frame is set to Off.
Focusing on a registered face
During face detection AF operation, you
can register a face for a subject (person) for
focusing on that face.
Only one face can be registered. Registering a
face overwrites the existing registration.
When a face is registered, the face detection
frame changes to a double frame (registered
face frame), and the registered face icon
(page 10) is displayed.
In face detection AF, the following actions
occur depending on the combination
of registered face and face detection AF
operating mode.
In Face Priority AF mode:
If the camera detects the registered face, the
camera focuses on that face. If the registered
face is not detected, face detection operation
continues.
In Face Only AF mode:
If the camera detects the registered face
only, the camera focuses on that face.
While the registered face is not detected,
AF is temporarily stopped (MF), and the
Face Only AF mode auto focus paused icon
(page 10) is displayed. This mode is
effective when you want to auto focus on the
registered person only.
Setting the registered face
Move the face selection cursor (orange
underline) to the face to register using the
arrow buttons (page 7) or multi selector
(page 9), and press the SET button
(page 7) or multi selector.
Other face
detection frames
(gray)
Registered face frame
(double white frame)
Face selection cursor (orange)
Clearing the registered face
Move the face selection cursor to the
registered face frame using the arrow buttons
(page 7) or multi selector (page 9),
and press the SET button (page 7) or multi
selector.
The registered face is cleared, the face
detection frame becomes a single frame, and
the registered face icon disappears.
When faces are detected with the registered
face frame not displayed and the face
selection cursor (orange) displayed, you can
clear the registered face by pressing the SET
button or multi selector twice.
[Notes]
ˎ ˎ Faces may not be detected depending on the
recording environment, condition of the subject, or
the settings.
ˎ ˎ You may not be able to get the proper effect, or
objects other than people’s faces may be detected as
a face, in some recording environments. In this case,
set the face detection AF function to Off.
ˎ ˎ Registration of the face of the intended individual for
focusing before shooting is recommended.
ˎ ˎ Face registration may not be successful depending
on hairstyle, facial decoration, or if not directly facing
the camera. In this case, the face detection frame may
become a double frame, but the registered face icon
is not displayed and the face is not registered.
ˎ ˎ If a face has already been registered, clearing the
existing face and then registering the new face is
recommended.
Switching face detection AF operation
using an assignable button
Assign Face Detection AF to an assignable
button (page 41). You can then switch
face detection AF operation in the order Face
Priority AF, Face Only AF, and Off each time
you press the button.
Setting using the direct menu
You can also set the face detection AF
operation using the direct menu (page 41).