Nortel Networks S4000 User Manual

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Shooting Options: Shooting Menu (A (Auto) Mode)
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Notes on Face Priority
• If the camera is unable to recognize any faces when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway 
with 
AF area mode set to Face priority, the AF area mode setting automatically switches to 
Auto.
• If no faces are recognized when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway in Portrait or Night 
portrait scene mode, or smart portrait mode, the camera will focus on the subject at the center of 
the frame.
• The camera may be unable to recognize 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 face, the faces recognized 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, the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the double border glows 
green (
A 31). Should this occur, try pressing the shutter-release button halfway to refocus several 
times, or refocus on another subject positioned at the same distance from the camera as the 
actual portrait subject (
• When pictures in which a face was recognized during shooting are played back in full-frame 
playback mode or thumbnail playback mode, depending upon the orientation of the recognized 
face, the pictures may be automatically rotated for playback display except pictures taken with 
ContinuousBSS, and Multi-shot 16 (A 53).
Autofocus Mode
Choose how the camera focuses.
A (auto) M F (Shooting menu) M Autofocus mode
A
Single AF (default setting)
The camera focuses when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway or the 
subject on the monitor is tapped (touch shutter, touch AF/AE).
B
Full-time AF
The camera focuses continuously until the shutter-release button is pressed down 
halfway. Use with moving subjects. The sound of lens drive movement will be heard 
while the camera focuses.