Nikon Nikon COOLPIX S4200 manual OPet portrait, Others

Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)

OPet portrait

Use this mode for taking portraits of pets (dogs or cats). When the camera detects the face of a dog or cat, it focuses on the face and automatically releases the shutter (pet portrait auto release) 3 times at the default setting.

•A double border (focus area) is displayed around the

detected face, and it turns green when the focus is
acquired.
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Up to five faces can be detected. When the camera detects		50
more than one face, the double border is displayed around
the largest face, and single borders are displayed around
the others.
• If the shutter-release button is pressed when no pet faces
are detected, the camera focuses on the subject at the
center of the frame.

•To change the CContinuous setting used in this mode, tap the dtab to display the menu options.

-Single: The camera takes one picture at a time.

-Continuous (default setting): When the pet portrait auto release function is activated and the focus is acquired on the detected face, the camera releases the shutter 3 times (continuous shooting speed rate: about 1.2 frames per second when the image mode setting is P 4608×3456). When the pet portrait auto release function is disabled, up to 6 pictures can be continuously taken at a rate of about 1.3 frames per second while the shutter-release button is held down (when the image mode setting is

P 4608×3456).

•To change the Y Pet portrait auto release setting, tap the d tab to display the menu options.

-On (default setting): The shutter is automatically released when the focus is acquired on the detected face.

-Off: The shutter is released using the shutter-release button or touch shutter (A39).

•Digital zoom is not available.

•Factors such as the distance between the pet and the camera, the orientation or brightness of the face, and the speed at which the pet is moving may prevent the camera from detecting the faces of dogs or cats or may cause it to detect faces other than those of dogs or cats.

•Pet portrait auto release turns off automatically when:

-Five bursts have been taken.

-Internal memory or the memory card is full.

To continue taking pictures with Pet portrait auto release, select the dtab and change the Y Pet portrait auto release setting to On again.

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