Shooting Smiling Faces (Smart Portrait Mode)
The following options can be applied in the smart portrait menu.
Press the dbutton (A10) in smart portrait mode (A67) to display the smart portrait menu and use the rotary multi selector (A9) to apply options.
AImage mode
Changes made to the image mode setting apply to all shooting modes.
eSkin 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 picture.
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.
aSmile timer
•On (default setting): The camera uses face priority to recognize a human face, 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.
yBlink 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 a picture in which the subject’s eyes may have been closed, the dialog shown at
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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