Nikon Coolpix S4000 User Manual page 85

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Notes on Smart Portrait Mode
• Digital zoom is not available.
• Under some shooting conditions, the camera may be unable to recognize faces or detect smiles.
• See "Notes on Face Priority" (A 57) for more information.
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Notes on Skin Softening
• More time than usual may be required to save a picture when shooting with skin softening
function.
• In some shooting conditions, facial skin tones may not be smoothed or parts other than face may
be modified though the camera recognizes a face. If the desired results are not produced, set Skin
softening to Off and shoot again.
• The skin softening level cannot be adjusted when the portrait or night portrait is selected in the
scene mode.
• Skin softening can also be applied on recorded pictures (A 112).
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Auto Power Off in Smile Timer Mode
When Smile timer is set to On, the auto power off function (A 149) is activated and the camera
turns off when either of the situations indicated below persists and no other operations are
performed.
• The camera does not recognize any faces.
• The camera recognized a face, but cannot detect a smile.
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Functions Available in Smart Portrait Mode
• The touch shutter (A 34) function can be enabled when Smile timer is set to Off.
• The touch AF/AE (A 37) function can be enabled.
• Flash cannot be used when Blink proof is set to On. When Blink proof is set to Off, flash mode
(A 42) is set to U (auto) (can be modified).
• The self timer (A 44) options can be applied when Smile timer is set to Off.
• Macro mode cannot be used.
• Tap F to display F (smart portrait) menu and adjust Image mode, Skin softening, Smile
timer, Exposure comp., and Blink proof (A 74).
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More Information
See "Autofocus" (A 31) for more information.
Shooting Smiling Faces (Smart Portrait Mode)
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