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Shooting Features
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.
4 End automatic shooting.
• To end automatic shooting with smile timer, return to step 1 and select OFF.
B Notes About Smile Timer
Under some shooting conditions, the camera may be unable to detect faces or
detect smiles (E19). The shutter-release button can also be used for shooting.
C 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.
Set the focus mode according to the distance to the subject.
1 Press the multi selector I (p).
2 Select the desired focus mode and
press the k button.
• If the setting is not applied by pressing the
k button within a few seconds, the
selection will be canceled.
Focus Mode
25m 0s
25m 0s
1/250
F5.6
840
Autofocus
