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Taking Pictures
The macro lights around the lens blink when the camera detects people
faces in the Self-portrait Assist or Self-portrait Assist + Smile Capture
function. The position of the blinking light indicates where the detected
face is on the screen.
To Use the Self-portrait Assist Function
• The camera can tell the position of up to two detected faces.
• When the camera detects three or four faces, the lights blink
depending on the number of the detected faces. When the camera
detects five or more faces, all lights (five) blink (the lights do not tell the
position of detected faces).
•In b (Auto Picture) mode, LED turns off after pressing the shutter
release button halfway when the camera is in a mode with no face
detection function.
• When the Self Portrait Assist function is on, LED does not turn off after
the set period of Power Saving.
• LED does not blink when the detected faces are too small.
When the camera detects a face When the camera detects two faces
Detects a face on
the right while
facing the camera.
Detects two faces,
one at the center
and one on the right
while facing the
camera.
Detects a face on
the left while facing
the camera.
Detects two faces,
one at the center
and one on the left
while facing the
camera.
Detects a face at
the center while
facing the camera.
Detects two faces at
the center or one on
the right and one on
the left while facing
the camera.