Nikon COOLPIX S9300 Reference Manual page 66

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Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)
SCENE-_ _
Pet
portrait
Use this mode for shooting pictures of dogs or cats.
• Select Single or Continuous on the screen that is
displayed when "_ Pet portrait scene mode is selected.
- Single: One picture is captured at a time.
- Continuous (default setting): When the camera focuses
on the detected face in Pet portrait auto release
(default setting) mode, three pictures are shot
continuously (frame rate with continuous shooting: approximately 1.9 frames per
second when image mode is set to [] 4608×3456). If pet portrait auto release is not
used, about six pictures are shot at a rate of about 1.9 frames per second while the
shutter-release button is fully hdd down (when image mode is set to [] 4608x3456).
• The camera detects and focuses on the face of a dog or cat. In the default setting, when
the subject is in focus, the shutter is released automatically (Pet portrait auto release).
• Up to five pet faces are detected simultaneously. If more than one pet face is detected,
the camera focuses on the largest face.
• Ira pet's face is not detected, press the shutter-release button halfway to focus on the
subject at the center of the frame.
• Press the multi selector • (_)) to change the pet portrait auto release settings.
- Pet portrait auto release (default setting): When the camera focuses on the
detected face, the shutter is released automatically. When Pet portrait auto release
is set, the _ icon is displayed on the shooting screen.
- OFF: Press the shutter-release button to release the shutter.
• In the following situations, Pet portrait auto release is automatically switched to OFF.
- When a continuous shooting series with pet portrait auto release is repeated five times.
- When remaining capacity of the internal memory or memory card is low
To continue shooting with pet portrait auto release, press the multi selector • (_1_)) to set
again.
• The digital zoom is not available.
• Under some shooting conditions such as pet-to-camera distance, speed of moving pets,
direction in which the pets are facing, and brightness of the faces, the camera may be unable
to detect a dog or cat, or a border is displayed around something other than a dog or cat.
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Viewing Pictures Taken Using Pet Detection
• During playback, the camera automatically rotates images according to the orientation of the pet's
face detected at the time of shooting (except for pictures taken using Continuous ([_55) mode)
• When zooming in on an image displayed in full frame playback mode by rotating the zoom
control toward T (c{), the image is enlarged at the center of a pet's face detected during shooting
(_31) (except for pictures taken using Continuous ([_55) mode).