To take a photo using Smile Shutter™

1When the camera is open and Smile Shutter™ is turned on, point the camera at

your subject. The camera selects which face to focus on.

2The face selected appears inside a colored frame and the photo is taken

automatically.

3If no smile is detected, press the camera key to take the photo manually.

Adding the geographical position to your photos

Turn on geotagging to add the approximate geographical location (a geotag) to photos when you take them. The geographical location is determined either by wireless networks (cellular or Wi-Fi® networks) or GPS technology.

When appears on the camera screen, geotagging is turned on but the geographical position has not been found. When appears, geotagging is turned on and the geographical location is available, so your photo can get geotagged. When neither of these two symbols appear, geotagging is turned off.

To turn on geotagging

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Tap Settings > Location.

3Drag the slider beside Location to the right.

4 Activate the camera.

5 Tap , then tap .

6Drag the slider beside Geotagging to the right.

7 Tap OK.

General camera settings

Capturing mode settings overview

Superior auto

Optimize your settings to suit any scene.

Manual

Adjust camera settings manually.

4K video

Take videos with 4K ultra high definition.

Timeshift video

Take high frame rate videos and apply slow motion effects.

Live on YouTube

Broadcast live video to YouTube™.

Background defocus

Blur the background of your photos to make your subject look sharper in comparison.

AR effect

Take photos or videos with virtual scenes and characters.

Creative effect

Apply effects to photos or videos.

Info-eye™

Find more information about what you see in your camera viewfinder.

Timeshift burst

Find the best photo from a burst of images.

Social live

Broadcast live video to Facebook™.

Sweep Panorama

Take wide-angle and panoramic photos.

Face in

Take photos using the front and rear cameras at the same time.

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Sony Z3v manual Adding the geographical position to your photos, General camera settings, Capturing mode settings overview

Z3v specifications

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