Nikon COOLPIX P520 Reference Manual page 78

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Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector
Shooting Smiling Faces Automatically (Smile Timer)
When this mode is selected, the camera detects smiling faces and automatically
releases the shutter even if you do not press the shutter-release button.
• This function can be used when the shooting mode is I_1 (auto), P, S, A, M, U,
scene mode Portrait or Night portrait.
1 Press < (_ self-timer) on the multi selector.
• Change any flash mode, exposure, or shooting menu
settings before pressing _. []
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Use the multi selector to choose _ (smile
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timer), and press the _) button. [ _)_/4_ I
• If the _) button is not pressed within a few seconds, [ I
the selection will be canceled.
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3 Frame the picture and wait for the subject to
smile without pressing the shutter-release
button.
• When the camera detects a face, a yellow double
border (focus area) is displayed around that face. When
the camera focuses on that face, the double border will
turn green for a moment and focus is locked.
• Up to 3 faces are 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.
• If the camera detects that the face framed by the double border is smiling, the shutter
is automatically released.
• Each time the shutter is released, automatic shooting using face detection and smile
detection is repeated.
4 Finish shooting.
• To cancel smile detection and finish shooting, return to step 1 and select OFF.
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