User's Guide Part 1

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Camera
3
Point the camera at the object.
The white Face detection frame appears and the
Face detection operation begins. When the person
targeted for the smile detection comes into focus,
the confirmation sound is heard and the Face
detection frame turns green.
When the smiling face of the object is detected, the
shutter is released automatically and an image is
recorded.
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Up to three persons’ faces can be detected.
When several faces are detected, the camera
selects a person who is closer to the center
of the display and focuses on the face of the
person.
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It is only the smiling face of a person for whom
the green Face detection frame is displayed that
can be detected.
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If you fail to adjust the focus, the white Face
detection frame turns red.
When failed to adjust the focus
Press or and retry the Face detection
again.
4
Press (Save).
The image is saved.
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Depending on the recording conditions, the
Face detection operation may fail and the shutter
cannot be released.
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In the following cases, a smile may not be
detected.
- When the light is too dark or too bright on a
face
- When the distance between the camera and
objects are too far and faces are too small
- When the part of the face is covered with
sunglasses, a mask, hat, etc.
- When the face turns away from the camera or
is tilted
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The Face detection operation may fail when a
face is tilted, part of a face is covered, a targeted
face is of other than a person such as of any pet
animal, or recording in a dark place.
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Even if you record in a scene where no face is
found, the Face detection frame may appear if
there found any object that looks like a face.
Enjoying Various
Recording Modes
<Shoot mode>
Recording a Smiling Face Using
the Smile Shutter
The camera detects a smile and automatically
releases the shutter.
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The Zoom cannot be used during the Smile shutter
mode. Also, you cannot release the shutter manually,
either by pressing
or (Shoot).
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When the Shoot mode is set to [Smile shutter], the
following items are changed temporarily.
Item Setting
Switch camera Out camera
Select scene AUTO
Face detection ON
Auto Focus OFF(before detecting faces)
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Auto timer OFF
White balance AUTO
Photometry Center
Picture effect OFF
Digital Zooming OFF
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After detecting faces, the effective range is set to
the same level as [Macro OFF].
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The items above cannot be changed.
1
Press (Func) in the Camera mode
display, select [
] (Shoot mode)
→
[
] (Smile shutter), and press .
2
Press (Close).
The Shoot mode is set to [Smile shutter] and “ ”
appears.