Nikon COOLPIX L12 User Manual page 51

For portrait shots, press ÷l_q when the camera is in the auto mode, scene
mode, movie mode and anti-shake mode. The following features are auto-
matically activated:
• Portrait: Portrait subjects stand out clearly•
• Face-priority AF: The camera automatically detects and focuses on faces•
• Auto red-eye reduction: Reduces "red-eye" caused by the flash (I 24).
Macro close-up is not available in one-touch portrait mode.
Press +FZqagain to return to the shooting mode selected in the shooting-
mode selection menu.
1
Press +1:2], l_u_
• The [] guide is displayed.
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2 Frame a picture using the [] guide.
• When the camera detects a face, the guide is dis-
played with a double yellow border•
• When the camera detects more than one face, the
closest face is framed by a double border and the
rest by a single border• The camera focuses on the
face framed by the double border and adjusts
exposure accordingly. If the camera loses its ability
to detect a face (for example, because the subject
has looked away from the camera), borders are no
longer displayed and monitor display returns to
that shown in step 1.
3 Press the shutter-release button
halfway. =
• Focus and exposure are set, and the dou- _"
ble border turns green.
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Press the shutter-release button the rest
of the way down to take a picture.
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