Automatic Shooting of a Smiling Face

Shooting in Smile Mode

The camera detects that a face recognized with face priority is smiling and shoots automatically.

1Enter smile mode by pressing the

Abutton in shooting mode and selecting a(press the multi

selector Hor I), and then

Smile

 

pressing the kbutton.

 

2 Frame a picture.

Point the camera at the subject.

When the camera detects a face looking toward the

 

camera, the focus area containing the face will be

 

displayed with a yellow double border. The camera

 

focuses on the face framed by the double border. The

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double border will glow green and focus will be locked.

 

Up to three faces can be detected. When the camera detects more than one face, the face closest to the center of the frame is framed by a double border and the others by single borders.

3The shutter is automatically released.

If the camera detects that the face framed by the double border is smiling, the shutter is automatically released.

When the camera detects a face, the self-timer lamp (A4) blinks. Immediately after the shutter is released with detection of a smiling face, the self-timer lamp flickers.

Each time the shutter is released, the camera automatically take pictures using the recognizing face and the detecting smiling face features repeatedly.

At default settings, the blink proof function is activated (A46).

Face Smiling a of Shooting Automatic

4Exit smile mode by pressing the Abutton.

Change to another shooting mode.

CFace Priority and Smiling Face Detection Features

When the camera is pointed at a face looking toward the camera in smile mode, the face is automatically recognized and the smiling face of the recognized one is detected.

• In some shooting conditions, face recognition does not work and faces cannot be detected.

• See “Face Priority” (A102) for more information.

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