Nikon COOLPIXSP500BLK, COOLPIXP500BK user manual Smart Portrait Menu, Image size, Smile timer

Taking Pictures of Smiling Faces (Smart Portrait Mode)

Smart Portrait Menu

In the smart portrait mode, the following functions can be set when the d button (A13) is pressed to display the F smart portrait menu.

•Smile timer and Blink proof cannot be used simultaneously.

Image quality

Image quality (A83) settings can be changed. Changes made to the image quality setting apply to all shooting modes (except for shooting mode M).

Image size

Image size (A84) settings can be changed. Changes made to the image size setting apply to all shooting modes (except for shooting mode M).

Skin softening

Set skin softening. When the shutter is released, the camera detects up to three faces and processes the image to make the faces appear smoother, then records the image.

The effect of this feature can be set to High, Normal (default setting) or Low. When Off is selected, Skin softening is turned off.

•When Skin softening is enabled, the icon for the current setting is displayed on the monitor during shooting (A8). When Off is selected, an icon for the current setting is not displayed. Additionally, the effects of the current skin softening setting cannot be previewed on the monitor while shooting. To confirm, view the pictures after shooting.

Smile timer

•On (default setting): Among the detected faces, if a smile is detected on the face that is framed by a double border, the camera automatically releases the shutter. When the flash does not fire, the shutter is released five times each time a picture is taken, and the picture in which the most people have smiles is saved.

•Off: The camera does not release the shutter automatically using smile timer; the shutter is only released when the shutter-release button is pressed.

•When smile timer is enabled, the current setting is displayed during shooting (A8). When Off is selected, an icon for the current setting is not displayed.

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