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Shooting Features
When the camera detects a smiling face, you can take an image automatically without
pressing the shutter-release button (smile timer (A53)). You can use the skin softening
option to smooth the skin tones of human faces.
1 Frame the picture.
• Point the camera at a human face.
2 Without pressing the shutter-release button, wait for the subject to
smile.
• If the camera detects that the face framed by the double border is smiling, the shutter is
automatically released.
• Whenever the camera detects a smiling face, it automatically releases the shutter.
3 End automatic shooting.
• Perform one of the operations listed below to end shooting.
-Set Smile timer to Off.
-Press the A button and select a different shooting mode.
B Notes About Smart Portrait Mode
Under some shooting conditions, the camera may be unable to detect faces or detect smiles
(A58). The shutter-release button can also be used for shooting.
C When the Self-timer Lamp Flashes
When using smile timer, the self-timer lamp flashes when the camera detects a face and flashes
quickly immediately after the shutter is released.
Smart Portrait Mode (Capturing Images of Smiling Faces)
Enter shooting mode
M
A
(shooting mode) button
M
F
Smart portrait mode
M
k
button