Smart Portrait Mode (Capturing Images of Smiling Faces)

When the camera detects a smiling face, you can take an image automatically without pressing the shutter-release button (smile timer (A63)). You can use the skin softening option to smooth the skin tones of human faces.

1Frame the picture.

Point the camera at a human face.

2Without pressing the shutter-release button, wait for the subject to smile.

If the camera detects that the face framed by the double border is smiling, the shutter is automatically released.

Whenever the camera detects a smiling face, it automatically releases the shutter.

3End automatic shooting.

Perform one of the operations listed below to end shooting.

-Set Smile timer to Off.

-Rotate the mode dial to switch to a shooting mode other than F(smart portrait) mode.

-Turn off the camera.

B Notes About Smart Portrait Mode

Under some shooting conditions, the camera may be unable to detect faces or detect smiles (A69). The shutter-release button can also be used for shooting.

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