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Capturing Smiling Faces Automatically (Smart Portrait Mode)
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B Notes on Smart Portrait
• Digital zoom is not available.
• Under some shooting conditions, the camera may be unable to detect faces or detect smiles.
• See “Notes on Face Detection” (A 31) for more information.
B Notes on Skin Softening
• When taking pictures with skin softening, more time than usual may be required to save images.
• In some shooting conditions, facial skin tones may not be smoothed or parts other than face may
be modified even though the camera detects a face. If the desired results cannot be achieved, set
Skin softening to Off and try again.
• The skin softening function cannot be set to Off in Portrait and Night portrait scene modes.
• Skin softening can also be applied on saved images (A 71).
C Auto Off (Standby Mode) When Using Smart Portrait Mode
When using smart portrait mode, auto off (A 104) will turn the camera off if no operations are
performed in the following situations:
• The camera does not detect any faces.
• The camera detected the face but cannot detect a smiling face.
C Self-Timer Lamp Blinking
The self-timer lamp blinks when the camera detects a face, and it flickers immediately after the
shutter is released.
C Releasing the Shutter Manually
Pictures can also be taken by pressing the shutter-release button. If the camera does not detect any
faces, the camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame.
C Functions Available in Smart Portrait Mode
• The flash cannot be used when Blink proof is set to On. When Blink proof is set to Off, a flash
mode (A 26) is set to U (auto) (this can be changed).
• The self-timer and macro mode are not available.
• The exposure compensation (A 29) is available.
• Press the d button to display the F (smart portrait) menu and adjust Image mode, Skin
softening or Blink proof (A 45).
D More Information
See, “Autofocus” (A 23) for more information.
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