Automatic Shooting Of Smiling Faces; Using Smile Timer/Blink Proof - Nikon COOLPIX P90 User Manual

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The cameradetects a smiling face using face priority and releasesthe shutter automatically.
Thisfunction can be used in the following shooting modes: I_1 (auto) mode, Portrait and
Night portrait (excluding blink proof) settings of Scenemode, and P, S, A, M, U I and
U 2 modes.
1 Press _) (self-timer),
• The self-timer menu isdisplayed.
• Changeany flash mode,exposurecompensation, or
shooting menu settings before pressingthe _ button
2
Use the multi selector to choose [,_] (smile
timer) or _ (blink proof) ([_[_55),
and press
the _) button.
• Ira setting is not applied by pressing the _) button
within a few seconds, the selection will be cancelled
3 Framethe picture.
• Point the camera at the subject.
• When the camera detects a face looking toward the
camera, the focus area containing the face will be
displayed with a yellow double borde_. The camera
focuses on the face framed by the double border. The
double border will turn green for a moment and focus
will be locked.
• Up to three faces can be detected. When more than one face is detected, the face
closest to the center of the frame is framed by a double border and the others by single
borders.
• Digital zoom is not available.
4 Press the shutter-release button fully.
• The camera begins searching for smiling faces five seconds after the shutter release
button is fully pressed down. The time until the search starts will be displayed in the
monitor and the double border will turn green.
• Press the shutter release button before the camera starts searching for smiling faces to
stop the timer.
• If the camera detects that the face framed by the double border is smiling, the shutter
is automatically released.
• After the timer starts counting down, the face that is recognized by the camera and
framed by the double border will be detected as a smiling face.
• When the shutter is released, automatic shooting, in which the camera detects a
smiling face and releases the shutter automatically, will be performed repeatedly.