Face Detection

Make people in your photos look their best. Sony’s popular Face Detection technology identifies faces in a scene and provides beautiful and accurate results. To assure sharp focus and natural looking skin-tones, the Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 automatically adjusts focus, exposure and white balance (see below).

Auto Focus Using auto focus to capture your subject, shooting is easy — for everybody. Before After Auto Exposure Moreover, auto exposure means there’s no worry about face lighting. Before After Auto White Balance And, auto white balance makes it easy to capture natural face colours. Before After

7 different detection technologies take great portraits every time

With enhanced Face Detection technology, you can capture faces clearly in pictures in virtually any situation. Take your choice of 7 different detection technologies — detection of eight faces at once, child/adult priority detection, quick subject tracking, auto red-eye reduction for flash, flash adjustment to keep faces from becoming too dark, Face Motion Detection and Selected-face Memory. You can make sure every face looks great in your pictures.

Max. 8 Faces Child/Adult Priority Detection Quick Tracking Detects a maximum of eight faces. Automatically distinguishes between children’s and adults’ faces. Sony’s Face Detection technology is good at “tracking” faces even when the subject’s face is only partially visible. Child Detection Adult Detection

Auto Red-eye Reduction Flash Flash Adjustment Prevents the red-eye effect. Adjusts the amount of flash according to the situation. Before After Before After Face Motion Detection Selected-face Memory Automatically detects moving faces, adjusts ISO sensitivity and increases shutter speed for blur-free portraits. Just register the specific face you want to emphasise. Then, the camera remembers it even when the subject leaves the frame. Before After  Just press!

Improved Face Detection technology recognises children and adults

Equipped with a newly improved version of Face Detection technology, the HX1 can now automatically distinguish between children and adults.

Child Priority Adult Priority

Now, you’ll never miss a face you want to emphasise

Selected-face Memory makes it easy to register any face you want to accentuate. After you select a face, indicators appear inside the frame showing that the face is registered. Then, the camera makes the face look its best in any scene — optimising focus, exposure and white balance. Even when the subject leaves the frame, the camera remembers the face*. Imagine how convenient this feature can be at weddings, athletic meets, and lots of other events. Whenever you want to focus on a certain person throughout the day, just use Selected-face Memory to capture a gallery of portrait shots!  * The registration is cancelled if the battery is removed.

Selected-face Memory Just register the specific face you want to emphasise. Then, the camera remembers it even when the subject leaves the frame. Ideal for picture-taking on occasions like these. Just press!   Wedding party   Athletic meet