Editing photos of portraits

Editing a photo

You can improve your photos by hiding facial imperfections and removing red-eye or you can apply effects for fun. These effects are only available for portraits.

Applying snow effect

1 In Playback mode, select a photo . 2 Select .

t Snow falls around the subjects.

3 Select to stop snowing and select .

Snow	Mosaic	Highlight
			Applying fun effects

Hiding imperfections

1	In Playback mode, select a photo .
2	Select	.
3	Select a level.

t As the number increases, more imperfections are hidden.

4 Select .

Removing red-eye

1	In Playback mode, select a photo .
2	Select .
3	Select .

1 In Playback mode, select a photo . 2 Select or .

t Your camera automatically detects faces.

Option Description

Mosaic: Apply mosaic effects to the detected faces.

Highlight: Make the background blurry to draw attention to the main subject.

3 Select a detected face and select . 4 Select .

t If you select or effect, the camera will detect up to 20 faces.

t You can use the effect even if the photo does not include people.

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Editing a photo