According to AllAboutSymbian.com Nokia’s flagship imaging device, the N86, will be getting a bit of a face lift with a firmware update. In this firmware update a wide array of bugs will be addressed and many improvements to the camera. Most notable will be the addition of face detection along with less artifacts and improved color handling. So how exactly will the face detection work with the update?

When you press halfway it will then confirm focus and the face it has used for AF. Sharpness in front/behind this face will depend on shooting distance and aperture – in other words, on depth of field. When faces are not detected, the regular focus area ‘corners’ have been completely removed. If no faces are detected and you press halfway it will focus and then confirm focus using one of nine areas/boxes in the viewfinder – which one it uses is based on various algorithms, but generally closest object is used here. In close-up mode, the closest object is prioritized even higher.

[Via AllAboutSymbian]