Choose whether the camera detects and focuses on faces or eyes, either of human portrait subjects or of dogs and cats, when auto-area AF is selected for AF-area mode.

Option Description
Face and eye detection on When the camera detects a portrait subject, it automatically focuses on one or the other of the subject’s eyes, or on the subject’s face if the eyes are not detected.
Face detection on When the camera detects a portrait subject, it automatically focuses on the subject’s face.
Animal detection on When the camera detects a face of a dog or cat, it automatically focuses on one or the other of the subject’s eyes. If the eyes are not detected, the camera will instead focus on the subject’s face.
Off Face and eye detection disabled.