Sony xperia X F5121 User Manual page 99

Auto face detection
The camera automatically detects faces and indicates them with frames. A coloured
frame shows which face has been selected for focus. Focus is set to the face closest
to the centre of the camera. You can also tap one of the frames to select which face
should be in focus.
Auto-capturing
Turn on auto-capturing to take pictures automatically using one of the options below.
Smile Shutter
Use Smile Shutter™ technology to photograph a face just as it smiles. The camera detects up to five
faces and selects one face for smile detection and auto focus. When the selected face smiles, the
camera automatically takes a photo.
Off
When auto-capturing is off, you can take photos using the shutter button or the camera key.
To turn on Smile Shutter™
1
Activate the camera.
2
Tap .
3
Find and tap Auto-capturing > Smile Shutter.
4 When the camera is open and Smile Shutter is turned on, point the camera at
your subject. The camera selects which face to focus on.
5
The face appears inside a coloured frame and the photo is taken automatically
as soon as a smile is detected.
6
If no smile is detected, you can press the camera key to take the photo
manually.
Saving a photo's geographic location
Enable the Save location function to geotag your photos - saving the approximate
geographical location as you shoot. The geographical location is determined by
wireless networks and GPS technology.
When appears on the camera screen, Saving location is turned on but the
geographical position has not been found. When
turned on and the geographical location is available, so the geographical location can
be added to your photo. When neither of these two symbols appears, Saving location
is disabled.
To turn on geotagging
1
Activate the camera.
2
Tap .
3
Tap More, then tap the slider beside Save location to enable or disable the
function.
4
If you are enabling geotagging, you are prompted to enable Location services if
they are not already enabled. Tap OK, then tap the Location slider.
Touch capture
With Touch capture, simply tap anywhere on the camera screen to take a photo.
On
Front camera only
Off
Touch to adjust
Touch the screen to choose an area to focus on while taking pictures.
Focus only
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