Setting The Right Focus; People, Selfies, And Smiling Faces - Sony Xperia L2 User Manual

Setting the right focus

The camera automatically sets the focus and detects faces in all capturing modes.
It can also detect and track a moving object. A yellow frame indicates the face or
moving object that is in focus.
You can also tap the screen to focus on a specific area, or set a specific focus
distance. These options are only available for the main camera and depend on the
capturing mode selected.
To set the focus distance
1 Tap
2 Tap
3 Tap the slider to adjust the focus distance.
4 Close the settings menu. The setting is saved.
5 Tap the shutter button to take a photo.
This setting is only available in Manual mode for the main camera.

People, selfies, and smiling faces

Faces in focus are indicated with a colored frame. Tap any frame to select a face to
focus on.
Use Smile Shutter to automatically take a photo when a person smiles. If you are
recording a video, a photo is taken each time a smile is detected.
Use the super wide-angle front camera feature
Taking photos and videos of people
• Consider the camera orientation. Use portrait for close-up photos, to fill the frame.
Use landscape for close-up group photos, or to capture an object in the
background.
• Place the camera on a solid surface and use the self-timer
photos.
To focus on another face
• Before taking a photo or recording a video, tap one of the frames to select a
face to focus on.
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