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Taking Pictures with the Smile Timer
Basic Photography and Playback: A (Auto) Mode
B Notes on the Smile Timer
• 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 57) for more information.
• This function cannot be used simultaneously with certain functions. See “Camera Settings that
Cannot Be Applied Simultaneously” (A87) for more information.
C Auto Power Off in Smile Timer Mode
When using the smile timer function, the auto off function (A 184) is activated and the camera
turns off when either of the situations indicated below persists and no other operations are
performed.
• The camera does not detect any faces.
• The camera detected a face, but cannot detect a smile.
C Self-timer Lamp Blinking
When using smile timer, the self-timer lamp blinks slowly when the camera detects a face, and blinks
quickly immediately after the shutter is released.
C Releasing the Shutter Manually
Pictures can also be taken by pressing the shutter-release button. The camera focuses on the subject
at the center of the frame when faces are not detected.
D More Information
See “Autofocus” (A 29) for more information.