Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS User Manual page 76

Detecting a Face and Shooting (Smart Shutter)
Using the Wink Self-Timer
Point the camera at a person and press the shutter button fully. The camera
will shoot approximately two seconds after it detects a wink.
What if a wink is not detected?
• Wink a bit slowly.
• A wink may not be detected if eyes are covered by hair or a hat, or when wearing
glasses.
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Choose .
Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 64 to choose
then press the n button for more than
one second.
Press the qr buttons to choose
press the n button.
Compose the shot and press the
shutter button halfway.
Confirm that a green frame appears
around the face of the person who will
wink.
Press the shutter button fully.
The camera will enter shooting stand-by,
and [Wink to take picture] will appear on
the screen.
The lamp will blink and the self-timer
sound will play.
Face the camera and wink.
The shutter will release approximately 2
seconds after a wink is detected from the
person inside the frame.
To cancel the countdown, press the
n button.
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