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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 (A63)).
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.
- Rotate the mode dial to switch to a shooting mode other than F (smart
portrait) mode.
- Turn off the camera.
B Notes About Smart Portrait Mode
Under some shooting conditions, the camera may be unable to detect faces or
detect smiles (A69). The shutter-release button can also be used for shooting.
Smart Portrait Mode (Capturing Images of
Smiling Faces)