Shooting Smiling Faces (Smart Portrait Mode)
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While using F(smart portrait) mode (A64), press the dbutton (A9) and then set the following options in the smart portrait menu.
•Use the multi selector to choose and apply settings (A9, 10).
•Press the dbutton to exit the menu.
Image mode
Choose the image mode (combination of image size and compression rate) at which images are saved (A37).
Changes made to the image mode setting apply to all shooting modes.
Skin softening
Enable skin softening. When the shutter is released, the camera detects one or more human faces (up to three), and processes the image to soften facial skin tones
before saving the image.
The degree of skin softening applied can be selected from High, Normal (default setting), and Low. When Off is selected, the skin softening function is disabled.
•The current setting can be confirmed by the indicator displayed in the monitor with shooting (A6). No indicator is displayed when Off is selected. The effects of skin softening are not visible when framing pictures for shooting. Check the degree of skin softening performed in playback mode.
Smile timer
•On (default setting): The camera detects human faces and then automatically releases the shutter whenever a smile is detected.
•Off: The camera does not release the shutter automatically with smile detection. Press the
•When smile timer is enabled, an indicator is displayed in the monitor with shooting (A6). No indicator is displayed when Off is selected.
Blink proof
When On is selected, the camera automatically releases the shutter twice each time a picture is taken. Of the two shots, one in which the subject’s eyes are open is saved.
•If the camera saved an image in which the subject’s eyes may have been closed, the dialog
shown on the right is displayed for a few seconds.
• Flash cannot be used when On is selected.
•The default setting is Off.
•The current setting is displayed in the monitor (A6). No indicator is displayed when Off is selected.
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