Nikon Coolpix L19 - Manual (Page 57)

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Using the Smile Mode
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Face Priority and Smiling Face Detection features
When the camera is pointed at a person’s face (front view) in the smile mode, the face is
automatically recognized and the smiling face of the recognized person is detected.
• In some shooting conditions, face recognition does not work and faces cannot be detected.
• See “Face Priority” (A 22) for more information about Face Priority.
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Operation of Shutter-Release Button
Press the shutter-release button to shoot pictures.
• When Face priority takes effect, the focus is locked on the recognized face and the shutter is
released.
• When the Face priority doesn’t take effect, the camera focuses on subject in center of frame.
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Available Functions in Smile Mode
• Settings can be changed for Flash mode (A 28) and Exposure Compensation (A 32).
• Pressing the d button in the smile mode can change the image mode (A 71). Changes made
to these settings apply to all shooting modes (except movie mode).
• Digital zoom is not available.
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More Information
See, “Autofocus” ( A 23) for more information.