Pentax OPTIO A40 - Manual (Page 71)

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In z (Natural Skin Tone), (Portrait mode) and (Half-length
Portrait mode), “Face Recognition AF” and “Face Recognition AE” are
activated. When you point the camera at your subject’s face, the camera
automatically recognizes it, adjusting both focus and exposure.
1
Press the four-way controller (3) in Capture mode.
The Mode Palette appears.
2
Use the four-way controller (2345) to select z
(Natural Skin Tone).
If (Portrait mode) or (Half-length Portrait mode) was previously
selected, select (Portrait mode) or (Half-length Portrait).
3
Press the OK button.
When z (Natural Skin Tone) is selected,
icons to be selected are displayed. Press
the four-way controller (23) to select the
desired mode and press the OK button.
The camera is ready for taking pictures in
the selected mode.
Taking Pictures of People (Natural Skin Tone/Portrait Mode/Half-
length Portrait)
z
Natural Skin
Tone
Lets you take pictures with soft flash to produce beautiful skin tones.
Portrait
Lets you take portraits with spatial effect, by emphasizing the
person.
Half-length
Portrait mode Lets you take portraits at a certain angle of view based on the size
and position of the the subject’s face when recognizing the face.
Shutter release button
Four-way controller
OK button
Portrait
Half-length Portrait
Natural Skin Tone Natural Skin Tone Natural Skin Tone
Portrait
Half-length Portrait
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