Uploaded May 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
In this video I demonstrate how to use the touchscreen instead of the multi-selector to direct the camera to quickly switch between multiple faces in the frame. Normally a touchscreen press in Auto Area AF point engages the Object Tracking mode, which it still does when Face/Eye detection is enabled. However, immediately after engaging Object Tracking the camera will switch to detect the face under the Object Tracking box, cancelling Object Tracking mode and switching to face/eye detection mode.
Note this Object Tracking to Face switching behavior only occurs with the touchscreen. If you instead press the "Ok" button engage Object Tracking then the camera will stay in Object Tracking mode even when a face is detected under the tracking box.
0:00 -Standard Face/Eye Selection Method - Multi-Selector
0:11- Faster method using touchscreen to engage Object Tracking
Correction @ 1:10 - On-screen text reads "Object Tracking without only Face Detection Enabled". It should read "Object Tracking with only Face Detection Enabled".
Credits:
Photo of man by Ludvig Wiese on Unsplash
In this video I demonstrate how to use the touchscreen instead of the multi-selector to direct the camera to quickly switch between multiple faces in the frame. Normally a touchscreen press in Auto Area AF point engages the Object Tracking mode, which it still does when Face/Eye detection is enabled. However, immediately after engaging Object Tracking the camera will switch to detect the face under the Object Tracking box, cancelling Object Tracking mode and switching to face/eye detection mode.
Note this Object Tracking to Face switching behavior only occurs with the touchscreen. If you instead press the "Ok" button engage Object Tracking then the camera will stay in Object Tracking mode even when a face is detected under the tracking box.
0:00 -Standard Face/Eye Selection Method - Multi-Selector
0:11- Faster method using touchscreen to engage Object Tracking
Correction @ 1:10 - On-screen text reads "Object Tracking without only Face Detection Enabled". It should read "Object Tracking with only Face Detection Enabled".
Credits:
Photo of man by Ludvig Wiese on Unsplash
