Nikon COOLPIXS9100BLK Taking Pictures with the Smile Timer, Frame a picture, Finish shooting

Taking Pictures with the Smile Timer

The camera uses face detection to detect human faces, and then automatically releases the shutter when a smile is detected.

This feature can be used when shooting mode (A45) is set to A (auto) mode or the S(night portrait) or Portrait scene mode (A61).

1 Press the rotary multi selector n(self-timer).

The self-timer menu is displayed.

To adjust settings for flash mode, creative slider, exposure compensation, or items in the shooting menu, adjust the settings before pressing n.

2Use the rotary multi selector to choose

a(smile timer) and press the kbutton.

If a setting is not applied by pressing the kbutton within a few seconds, the selection will be canceled.

Smile timer

3Frame a picture.

Point the camera at the subject.

When the camera detects a human face, a double border
(focus area) is displayed around that face. When focus is
acquired on that face, the double border will turn green
for a moment and focus is locked.	2 5

Up to three faces can be detected. When the camera

detects more than one face, the double border (focus area) is displayed around the face closest to the center of the frame, and single borders around the others.

4The shutter is automatically released.

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

Each time the shutter is released, the camera repeats automatic shooting by face detection and smile detection.

5Finish shooting.

To end automatic shooting by smile detection, either turn off the camera or set the smile timer to OFF.

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