Nikon Coolpix S230 User Manual page 130

Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
Face Priority
The camera automatically detects and focuses on a face looking toward the camera.
The face-priority function is activated when
Face priority
(default setting) is
selected for
AF area mode
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116), when shooting in
Scene auto selector
(II]
37),
Portrait (II]
37), or
Night portrait
(CO
38) scene mode, or when
shooting in smile mode
(II]
50).
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Frame a picture.
When the camera recognizes a face looking toward the
camera, that face will be framed by a yellow double
border.
When the camera detects more than one face, operation varies, depending upon the
shooting mode, as follows.
The number of faces
to be recognized
Up to 12
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Faces framed by
a
double border
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The face closest to the camera
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* The other faces are framed by
a single border.
Shooting mode
The face closest to the center of
frame
Smile mode
Up to 3
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The other faces are framed by
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a single border.
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The camera focuses on the face framed by the double border. To select another face for
focusing, tap a face framed by a single border. The border surrounding the selected face
will change to a double border.
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(auto) mode
(Face priority)
Scene mode: Scene auto
selector, Portrait, Night
portrait
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Press the shutter-release button halfway.
Focus will be on the face framed by the double border.
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The double border will glow green once focus has been
locked
When the camera is unable to focus, the double border
will blink. Press the shutter-release button halfway again
and focus.
Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down
10 take the picture.
You don't need to press the shutter-release button halfway
In
smile mode.lfthecamercl
detects the smiling face, the shutter is automatically released
(II]
50).