Smart Portrait Mode (Capturing Images Of Smiling Faces) - Nikon Coolpix 55200 Quick Start Manual

Smart Portrait Mode (Capturing Images of Smiling Faces)

When the camera detects a smiling face, you can take an image automatically without
pressing the shutter-release button (smile timer). You can use the skin softening option to
smooth the skin tones of human faces.
Enter shooting mode M A (shooting mode) button M F Smart portrait mode M k
button
1
Frame the image.
• Point the camera at a human face. See "Using Face Detection" (A73) for more information.
2
Without pressing the shutter-release button, wait for the subject to
smile.
• If the camera detects that the face framed by the double border is smiling, the shutter is
automatically released. See "Smile timer" (A69) for more information.
• After the camera releases the shutter, it will continue to detect faces and smiles, and will
release the shutter again if it detects a smiling face.
3
End shooting.
• Any one of the following operations can be used to cancel smile detection and stop
shooting.
- Set Smile timer (A69) to Off.
- Press the A button and select a different shooting mode.
- Turn the camera off.
B
Notes About Smart Portrait Mode
• Digital zoom cannot be used.
• Under some shooting conditions, the camera may be unable to detect faces or detect smiles.
• See "Notes About Face Detection" (A74) for more information.
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