Smile Timer (Shooting Smiling Faces); Shutter - Nikon COOLPIX P510 Reference Manual

Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector

Smile Timer (Shooting Smiling Faces)

When this mode is selected, the camera detects smiling faces and automatically
releases the shutter even if you don't press the shutter-release button.
• This function can be used when the shooting mode is A (auto), j, k, l, m, M,
scene mode Portrait or Night portrait.
1
Press J ( n
• Change any flash mode, exposure, or shooting menu
settings before pressing the n button.
2
Use the multi selector to choose a (Smile
timer), and press the k button.
• If the k button is not pressed within a few seconds,
the selection will be canceled.
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 has focused on that face, the double
border will turn green for a moment and focus is
locked.
• Up to three 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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self-timer) on the multi selector.
Smile timer
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