Nikon COOLPIXP300BK Taking Pictures of Smiling Faces Smile Timer, When the Self-timer Lamp Blinks

Taking Pictures of Smiling Faces (Smile Timer)

BNotes on Smile Timer

•The digital zoom is not available.

•Under some shooting conditions, faces and smiling faces may not be detected properly.

•See “Notes on Face Priority” (A86) for more information.

•This feature cannot be used simultaneously with certain features. See “Functions that Cannot be Applied Simultaneously” (A90) for more information.

CAuto Power Off in Smile Timer Mode

When using the Smile timer, the auto power off function (A153) is activated and the camera turns off when either of the situations indicated below persists and no other operations are performed.

•The camera does not detect any faces.

•The camera detected a face, but cannot detect a smile.

CWhen the Self-timer Lamp Blinks

When using the Smile timer, the self-timer lamp blinks when the camera detects a face and flickers 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.

DMore Information

See “Autofocus” (A29) for more information.

Basic Photography and Playback: A (Auto) Mode

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