Nikon COOLPIX S230 User Manual page 130

Face Priority
The camera automatically detects and focuses on a face looking toward the camera.
The face-priority function is activated when Face priority (default setting) is
selected for AF area mode (_ 116), when shooting in Scene auto selector
(_ 37), Portrait (_ 37), or Night portrait (_ 38) scene mode, or when
shooting in smile mode (_ 50).
1 Framea picture,
When the camera recognizes a face looking toward the
camera, that face will be framed by a yellow double 8
border.
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When the camera detects more than one face, operation varies, depending upon the
shooting mode, as follows.
Shooting mode
(auto) mode
(Face priorityj
portrait
Smile mode
Faces framed by
a double border
The face closest to the camera
The other faces are framed by
a single border.
The face closest to the center of
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The other faces are framed by
a single border.
The number of faces
to be recognized
Upto 12
Upto3
The camera focuses on the face framed by the double border. To select another face for
focusing, tap a face framed by a single border. The border surrounding the selected face
will change to a double border.
2 Press the shutter-release button halfway.
Focus will be on the face framed 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
will blink. Press the shutter-release button halfway again
and focus.
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 smile mode. If the camera
detects the smiling face, the shutter is automatically released (_ 50).