Nikon COOLPIX S560 User Manual page 119

Face Priority
When the camera is pointed at a people's face, the camera automatically
recognizes the face and will focus on it.
In the following cases, the face priority feature will take effect.
• When AF area mode is set to Face priority (default setting) ([] 103)
• When Scene mode is set to Portrait ([] 34) or Night portrait (_ 35)
• When the scene auto selector mode is selected (_ 42)
• When the smile mode is selected (_ 46)
1 Framea picture
When the camera recognizes a face (front view), that face
w@ be framed by a yellow double border.
If more thai] one face is recognized, the operations will vary with the shooting modes as follows.
Faces framed by a double The number of faces
Shooting mode border to be recognized
(auto) mode (Face
Priority_ The face positioned at the
nearest to the camera.
Scene mode:
* The other faces are flamed Upto 12
N!ghtoP_°_trait ......... by a single border.
Scene auto selector mode
Scene mode: Portrait The face positioned at the
............... nearest center of the screen.
Smile mode * The other faces are framed Up to 3
by a single border.
2 Pressthe shutter-release button halfway
Focus will be on the face flamed by the double border. The
double border will glow green once focus has been locked.
When the camera is unable to focus, the double border
w@ blink Press the shutter-release button halfway and try
focusing again.
Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down
to take the picture.
You don't need to press the shutter-release button halfway in the smile mode. If the
camera detects the smiling face, the shutter is automatically released ([] 46).
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