Pentax Optio A40 Operating Manual page 71

Taking Pictures of People (Natural Skin Tone/Portrait Mode/Half-
length Portrait)
In z (Natural Skin Tone),
Portrait mode), "Face Recognition AF" and "Face Recognition AE" are
activated. When you point the camera at your subject's face, the camera
automatically recognizes it, adjusting both focus and exposure.
Natural Skin
z
Tone
Portrait
Half-length
Portrait mode
1
Press the four-way controller (3) in Capture mode.
The Mode Palette appears.
2
Use the four-way controller (2345) to select z
(Natural Skin Tone).
If (Portrait mode) or
selected, select
3
Press the OK button.
When z (Natural Skin Tone) is selected,
icons to be selected are displayed. Press
the four-way controller (23) to select the
desired mode and press the OK button.
The camera is ready for taking pictures in
the selected mode.
(Portrait mode) and
Lets you take pictures with soft flash to produce beautiful skin tones.
Lets you take portraits with spatial effect, by emphasizing the
person.
Lets you take portraits at a certain angle of view based on the size
and position of the the subject's face when recognizing the face.
(Half-length Portrait mode) was previously
(Portrait mode) or
Shutter release button
Four-way controller
OK button
(Half-length
(Half-length Portrait).
Natural Skin Tone Natural Skin Tone Natural Skin Tone
Half-length Portrait Half-length Portrait
Cancel Cancel
MENU
4
Portrait Portrait
OK OK
OK
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