Nortel Networks COOLPIXS610BK, COOLPIXS610GR Shooting with Face Priority, Face priority

Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu

Shooting, Playback, and Setup Menus

Shooting with Face Priority

The face-priority function is activated when Face priority is selected for AF area mode (A 90), when shooting in Portrait (A 36) or Night portrait (A 37) scene mode, when shooting in scene auto selector mode (A 45), or when shooting in smile mode (A 49).

The camera automatically detects and focuses on a face looking toward the camera.

1Frame a picture.

When the camera detects a face looking toward the camera, that face will be framed by a yellow double border.

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When the camera detects more than one face, operation varies, depending upon the shooting mode, as follows.

Shooting mode	Faces framed by	The number of faces
	a double border	to be recognized
A (auto) mode	The face closest to the camera
(Face priority)
	* The other faces are framed by	Up to 12
Scene mode: Portrait,
	a single border.
Night portrait
	The face closest to the center of
Smile mode	the frame	Up to 3
	* The other faces are framed by
	a single border.

2Press the shutter-release button halfway.

The camera focuses on the face framed by the double border. The double border will glow green and focus will be locked.

When the camera is unable to focus, the double border will blink. Press the shutter-release button halfway again and focus.

Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to take the picture.

1/250 F2.7

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You don’t need to press the shutter-release button halfway in smile mode. If the camera detects the smiling face, the shutter is automatically released (A49).