Nikon Coolpix P300 - Manual (Page 48)

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Bas
ic Ph
otography an
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: A
(Auto)
M
ode
Taking Pictures of Smiling Faces (Smile Timer)
The camera detects smiling faces using face detection and releases the shutter
automatically.
This can be used when the shooting mode (
A40) is set to A (auto) mode, the
Portrait or Night portrait scene mode, or
A, B, C or D mode.
1
Press the rotary multi selector
n (self-timer).
• The self-timer menu is displayed.
• Adjust settings for flash mode, creative slider, exposure
compensation, or items in the shooting menu before
pressing
n.
2
Use the rotary multi selector to choose
a (Smile timer), and press the
k button.
• If the k button is not pressed within a few seconds, the
selection will be canceled.
3
Frame the picture.
• Point the camera at the subject.
• When the camera detects a face, the focus area
containing the face is displayed with a double border.
When the camera focuses on the face, the double
border lights in green for a moment, and the focus is
locked.
• Up to three faces can be detected. When more than one face is detected, the face
closest to the center of the frame is framed by a double border and the others by single
borders.
4
The shutter is automatically released.
• When the camera detects a smiling face of the subject framed by the double border,
the shutter is released automatically.
• Each time the shutter is released, automatic shooting using face detection and smiling
face detection is repeated.
5
Shooting ends.
• To stop automatic shooting of smiling faces, either turn off the camera or return to step
2 and select OFF.
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