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

Option Description
Face and eye detection on When the camera detects a human 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 When the camera detects a dog or cat, 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.
Off Face and eye detection disabled.

A Custom Settings: Fine-Tuning Camera Settings

a: Autofocus

b: Metering/exposure

c: Timers/AE lock

d: Shooting/display

e: Bracketing/flash

f: Controls

g: Movie