Shooting Smiling Faces (Smart Portrait Mode)
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At the default settings, the camera uses face priority to recognize human faces, and then automatically releases the shutter when a smile is detected (smile timer). The skin softening option can be used to smooth skin tones of human faces.
1Press the Abutton in shooting mode to display the shooting-
mode selection menu and then tap
F. | Smart portrait |
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The camera enters smart portrait mode.
2 Frame a picture.
Point the camera at the subject.
When the camera recognizes a human face, a yellow |
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double border (focus area) is displayed around that face. |
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When focus is acquired on that face, the double border will |
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turn green for a moment and focus is locked. | 1/250 F3.2 |
Up to three faces can be recognized. When the camera detects more than one face, the double border is displayed around the face closest to the center of the frame, and single borders around the others. When a face framed by a single border is tapped, the single border changes to a double border and the camera focuses on that face.
3The shutter is automatically released.
If the camera detects that the face framed by the double border is smiling, Smile timer (A74) is activated and the shutter is automatically released.
When the camera recognizes a face, the
Pictures can also be taken by pressing the shutter release button. The camera can focus on the subject at the center of the frame when faces are not recognized.
When the shutter is released, the camera softens the subject’s skin to make it appear smoother and then records the image (Skin softening; A74).
4Shooting ends.
To stop automatic shooting of smiling faces, either turn the camera off, set Smile timer to Off, or press the Abutton and select another shooting mode.
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