Auto Shooting After Face Detection (Smart Shutter); Auto Shooting After Smile Detection; Purposes - Canon POWERSHOT G1X User Manual

Special Modes for Other Purposes
_"Aut'o" Shooting After Face Detection (Smart
Shutter)
@ Auto Shooting After Smile Detection
The camera shoots automatically after detecting a smile, even without you
pressing the shutter button.
Choose _.
Follow steps 1 - 2 on p. 68 and choose 4,
and then press the E83 button.
Press the _ buttons or turn the O dial to
choose _, and then press the E83 button.
The camera now enters shooting standby
mode, and [Smile Detection on] is displayed.
Aim the camera at a person.
Each time the camera detects a smile, it will
shoot after the lamp lights up.
To pause smile detection, press the "_"
button. Press the v button again to resume
detection.
(_ Switch to another mode when you finish shooting, or the camera will
continue shooting each time a smile is detected.
You can also shoot as usual by pressing the shutter button.
The camera can detect smiles more easily when subjects face the camera and
open their mouth wide enough so that teeth are visible.
To change the number of shots, press the A'_ buttons after choosing -L_ in
step 1. [Blink Detection] (p. 64) is only available for the final shot.
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