Nikon COOLPIX AW100 - Manual (Page 73)

Smart Portrait Mode (Shooting Smiling Faces
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If the camera detects smiling faces, the shutter is automatically released without
pressing the shutter-release button (Smile timer). The skin softening function
makes facial skin tones softer.
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Display the shooting screen ^ O (shooting mode) button ^ Smart portrait mode
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Frame the picture and wait for the subject to
smile.
• When the camera detects a human face, a yellow
double border (focus area) is displayed around that
face. When the camera has focused on that face, the
double border will light in green for a moment and
focus is locked.
• Up to three faces can be detected. When more than one face is aetectea, tne race
closest to the center of the frame is framed by a double border and the others by
single borders.
• If the camera detects that the face framed by the double border is smiling, the Smile
timer (dl50) feature is activated and the shutter is automatically released.
• Each time thc^ shuttei is leleabed, automatic shooting UMiig tace detection and smile
detection is repeated.
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Shooting ends.
• To finish automatic shooting of smile detection, press the
Ck
button to switch to
another shooting mode.
C Notes on Smart Portrait Mode
• The digital zoom is not available.
• Under some shooting conditions, faces and smiling faces may not be detected properly.
• See "Notes on Face Detection" (CXlbS) for more information.
B Auto Power Off in Smile Timer Mode
When Smile timer is set to On, the auto off function (C]95) is activated and the camera turns off
when anyone of the situations indicated below persists and no other operations are performed.
• The camera does not detect any faces.
• The camera detected a face, but cannot detect a smile.
B When the Self-timer Lamp Blinks
When using smile timer, the self-timer lamp blinks when the camera detects a face and flickers
immediately after the shutter is released.
B Releasing the Shutter Manually
The shutter can also be released by pressing the shutter-release button. If no faces are detected, the
camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame.
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