Image Editing

eSkin Softening: Softening Skin Tones

The camera detects faces in images and creates a copy with softer facial skin tones. Copies created using the skin softening function are saved as separate files.

1 Select the desired image in full-frame playback mode (A70) or thumbnail playback mode (A72) and press the dbutton.

The playback menu is displayed.

2 Use the multi selector to choose eSkin softening and press the kbutton.

The screen for selecting the degree of softening is displayed.

If no faces are detected in the image, an alert is displayed and the camera returns to the playback menu.

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3 Press the multi selector Hor Ito choose the degree of softening and press the kbutton.

The confirmation dialog is displayed with the face to which skin softening was applied enlarged at the center of the monitor. To exit without saving the copy, press the dbutton.

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4 Check the preview of the copy.

Skin tones in up to 12 faces, in the order of that closest to the center of the frame, are softened.

If more than one face was softened, press the multi selector Jor Kto display a different face.

Press the dbutton to adjust the degree of softening. The monitor display returns to that shown in step 3.

When the kbutton is pressed, a new, edited copy is created.

Copies created with the skin softening function can be recognized by the Eicon displayed in playback mode.

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Depending upon the direction in which faces are looking, or the brightness of faces, the camera may be unable to accurately recognize faces, or the skin softening function may not perform as expected.

DMore Information

98See “Image/Sound File and Folder Names” (A146) for more information.