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Shooting Features
Shooting Smiling Faces Automatically (Smile
Timer)
When the camera detects a smiling face, you can take an image automatically
without pressing the shutter-release button.
• This function can be used when the shooting mode is A (auto), j, k, l, m
or M, or Portrait or Night portrait scene mode.
1 Press the multi selector J (n).
• Change any flash mode, exposure, or
shooting menu settings before pressing J.
2 Select a (smile timer), and press
the k button.
• If a setting is not applied by pressing the k
button within a few seconds, the selection
will be canceled.
3 Frame the picture and wait for the
subject to smile without pressing
the shutter-release button.
• Point the camera at a human face.
• 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.
4 End automatic shooting.
• To end automatic shooting with smile timer, return to step 1 and select OFF.
B Notes About Smile Timer
Under some shooting conditions, the camera may be unable to detect faces or
detect smiles (A77). 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.
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