Smart Portrait Menu

See “Changing the Image Size (Image Mode)” (A61) for information about Image mode.

Skin Softening

In the smart portrait mode screen Mdbutton MFtab MSkin softening

Enable skin softening. When the shutter is released, the camera detects one or more human faces (up to three), and processes the picture to soften facial skin tones before saving the picture. The degree of skin softening applied can be selected from High, Normal (default setting), and Low.

The current setting can be confirmed by the indicator displayed in the monitor with shooting (A 8). No indicator is displayed when Off is selected. The effects of skin softening are not visible when framing pictures for shooting. Check the degree of skin softening performed in playback mode.

Smile Timer

In the smart portrait mode screen Mdbutton MFtab MSmile timer

When On (default setting) is selected, the camera detects human faces and then automatically releases the shutter whenever a smile is detected.

The current smile timer setting is indicated by an icon when shooting (A 8). No icon is displayed when Off is selected.

Blink Proof

In the smart portrait mode screen Mdbutton MFtab MBlink proof

When On is selected, the camera automatically releases

 

the shutter twice each time a picture is taken. Of the two

 

shots, one in which the subject’s eyes are open is saved.

A blink was detected in the

If the camera saved a picture in which the subject’s

picture just taken.

 

eyes may have been closed, the dialog shown at

 

right is displayed for a few seconds.

 

Flash cannot be used when On is selected.

The default setting is Off.

The current blink proof setting is indicated by an icon when shooting (A8). No icon is displayed when Off is selected.

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