Capturing Smiling Faces Automatically (Smart Portrait Mode)

BNotes on Smart Portrait Mode

•Digital zoom is not available.

•Under some shooting conditions, the camera may be unable to detect faces or detect smiles.

•Note on Face Detection ➝ A34

CAuto Off (Standby Mode) When Using Smart Portrait Mode

When using smart portrait mode, Auto off (A116) will turn the camera off if no operations are performed in the following situations:

•The camera does not detect any faces.

•The camera detects a face but does not detect a smiling face.

CSelf-Timer Lamp Blinking

The self-timer lamp blinks when the camera detects a face, and flickers immediately after the shutter is released.

CReleasing the Shutter Manually

The shutter can also be released by pressing the shutter-release button. If no faces are detected, the camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame.

CFunctions Available in Smart Portrait Mode

•Flash mode (A28) changes automatically to U(auto flash) when the flash is raised. (This can be changed.)

•The self-timer and macro mode are not available.

•The exposure compensation (A32) is available.

•Press the dbutton in smart portrait mode to change the combination of image quality (compression) and image size in image mode (A53). If the image mode setting is changed, the new image mode setting is also applied to other shooting modes (except sport continuous).

DMore Information

See “Autofocus” (A25) for more information.

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