Nikon COOLPIX P950 Digital Camera - Manual (Page 105)

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Shooting features
Smile timer
3
Frame the picture and wait for the subject to smile without
pressing the shutter-release button.
• Point the camera at a human face.
• If the camera detects that the face framed by the double border is smiling, the
shutter is automatically released.
• Whenever the camera detects a smiling face, it automatically releases the shutter.
• The shutter-release button can also be used for shooting.
4
End automatic shooting.
• To end automatic shooting with smile timer, return to step 1 and select [ OFF ].
Notes about [Smile timer]
• When the focus-mode selector is set to (manual focus), [ Smile timer ] cannot be set.
• Under some shooting conditions, the camera may be unable to detect faces or smiles.
Notes about face detection (page 110)
When the self-timer lamp flashes
When using [ Smile timer ], the self-timer lamp flashes when the camera detects a face and
flashes quickly immediately after the shutter is released.