Optimus L100 Exit smile mode by pressing a, Face Priority and Smiling Face Detection features

Using the Smile Mode

5Exit smile mode by pressing A.

Change to another shooting mode.

CFace Priority and Smiling Face Detection features

When the camera is pointed at a person’s face (front view) in the smile mode, the face is automatically recognized and the smiling face of the recognized person is detected.

•In some shooting conditions, face recognition does not work and faces cannot be detected.

•See “Face Priority” (A 24) for more information about Face Priority.

CShooting in the Smile Mode

When using Smile mode, Auto off (A 105) will turn the camera off if no operations are performed in the following situations:

•The camera does not recognize any faces.

•The camera recognized the face but cannot detect a smiling face.

COperation of Shutter-Release Button

Press the shutter-release button to shoot pictures.

•When Face priority takes effect, the focus is locked on the recognized face and the shutter is released.

•When the Face priority doesn’t take effect, the camera focuses on subject in center of frame.

CAvailable Functions in Smile Mode

•Settings can be changed for Flash mode (A 30) and Exposure Compensation (A 35).

•Pressing the d button in the smile mode can change the image mode (A 79). If the image mode setting is changed, the new setting applies to all shooting modes (except sport continuous, high sensitivity, and movie modes).

•Digital zoom is not available.

DMore Information

Capturing Smiling Faces Automatically

See, “Autofocus” (A 25) for more information. 53