Reference Manual

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Shooting Features
Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to the Shooting Conditions)
B Pet Portrait Auto Release and Self-portrait Timer
Press the multi selector J (n) to select one of the following options.
• Y Pet portrait auto release: The shutter is automatically released when the camera
detects the face of a dog or cat.
- This option automatically switches to k after five bursts.
- You can also release the shutter manually by pressing the shutter-release button. If
V Continuous is set, you can take pictures continuously by holding the shutter-release
button all the way down.
• r5s Self-portrait timer: The shutter is released 5 seconds after you press the shutter-
release button all the way down.
Frame the picture after you press the shutter-release button all the way down.
- See “Self-timer” (A54) for more information.
- The camera focuses on the face of a dog, cat, or human when detected.
- The camera cannot shoot images continuously.
• k: The shutter is released when you press the shutter-release button all the way down.
- The camera focuses on the face of a dog, cat, or human when detected.
-If V Continuous is set, you can take pictures continuously by holding the shutter-
release button all the way down.
B Focus Area
• When the camera detects a face, the face is displayed
inside a yellow border. When the camera acquires focus
on a face displayed inside a double border (focus area),
the double border changes to green. If no faces are
detected, the camera focuses on the subject in the
center of the frame.
• Under some shooting conditions, the face of a dog, cat,
or human may not be detected and other subjects may
be displayed inside a border.
y M O Pet portrait
• When you point the camera at a dog or cat, the camera detects the pet’s face and
focuses on it. By default, the shutter is automatically released when a dog or cat face is
detected (pet portrait auto release).
• On the screen displayed when O Pet portrait is selected, select U Single or
V Continuous.
- U Single: Whenever a dog or cat face is detected, the camera captures one image.
- V Continuous: Whenever a dog or cat face is detected, the camera captures three
images continuously.
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