Taking Pictures of Smiling Faces (Smart Portrait Mode)

Using Smart Portrait Mode

At the default setting, the camera detects smiling faces using face priority and releases the shutter automatically (smile timer function). The skin softening function makes a human subject’s skin appear smoother.

1 Display the shooting-mode selection menu by pressing the A button in shooting mode, use the

rotary multi selector to choose F,

Smart portrait

 

and then press the kbutton.

 

• Smart portrait mode is selected.

2 Frame the picture.

• Point the camera at the subject.

• When the camera detects a face, the focus area containing the face will be displayed with a yellow double border, and when focus is locked the double border will turn green for a moment.

1/250 F2.7

•Up to three faces can be detected. When more than

one face is detected, the face closest to the center of the frame is framed by a double border and the others by single borders.

3 The shutter is automatically released.

•If the camera detects that the face framed by the double border is smiling, the Smile timer function (A53) automatically releases the shutter.

•When the camera detects a face, the self-timer lamp (A4) blinks. Immediately after the shutter is released, the self-timer lamp flickers. Each time the shutter is released, the camera repeats automatic shooting by face priority and smile detection.

•The shutter can also be released by pressing the shutter-release button. If no face is detected, the camera focuses on the subject in center of frame.

•When the shutter is released, the camera makes the subject’s skin appear smoother, then records the image (Skin softening (A52)).

4 Finish shooting.

•To finish automatic shooting of smiling faces, either turn the camera off, set Smile timer to Off, or press the Abutton and select another shooting mode.

Mode) Portrait (Smart Faces Smiling of Pictures Taking

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