Shooting Smiling Faces (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 smiles.
•See “Notes on Face Detection” (A49) for more information.
BNotes on the Skin Softening Function
•More time than usual may be required to save a picture when shooting with skin softening function.
•In some shooting conditions, facial skin tones may not be smoothed or parts other than face may be modified though the camera detects a face. If the desired results are not produced, set Skin softening to Off and shoot again.
•The skin softening level cannot be adjusted when the portrait or night portrait is selected in the scene mode.
•Skin softening can also be applied on recorded pictures (A108).
CAuto Power Off in Smile Timer Mode
When Smile timer is set to On, the auto off function (A147) 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.
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CReleasing the Shutter Manually
Pictures can also be taken by pressing the
CFunctions Available in Smart Portrait Mode
•Flash cannot be used when Blink proof is set to On. When Blink proof is set to Off, flash mode (A31) is set to U(auto) (can be modified).
•The self timer (A33) options can be applied when Smile timer is set to Off.
•Macro mode (A34) cannot be used.
•Exposure compensation (A35) is enabled.
•When pressing the d button to display F(smart portrait) menu, Image mode, Skin softening, Smile timer, and Blink proof options can be applied (A68).
DMore Information
See “Autofocus” (A27) for more information.
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