Nikon S810c - Manual (Page 88)

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Skin Softening
When the shutter is released while using one of the shooting modes listed
below, the camera detects human faces and processes the image to soften
facial skin tones (up to three faces).
• Smart portrait mode (A44)
- The skin softening level can be adjusted.
• Portrait or Night portrait scene mode (A37)
- This includes cases where the camera selects one of these scene modes
while in G (easy auto) mode.
Skin softening can also be applied to saved images ( A70).
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Notes About Skin Softening
• More time than usual may be required to save an image.
• Under some shooting conditions, facial skin tones may not be smoothed or parts
other than face may be modified.
Subjects Not Suitable for Autofocus
Autofocus may not perform as expected in the following situations. In some
rare cases, the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the focus area
or the focus indicator glows green:
• Subject is very dark
• Objects of sharply differing brightness are included in the scene (e.g. the sun
behind the subject makes that subject appear very dark)
• No contrast between the subject and surroundings (e.g. a portrait subject
wearing a white shirt is standing in front of a white wall)
• Several objects are at different distances from the camera (e.g. the subject is
inside a cage)
• Regular geometric patterns (e.g. window blind or windows on a skyscraper)
• Subject is moving rapidly
In the situations noted above, try pressing the shutter-release button halfway
to refocus several times, or try focusing on another subject that is at the same
distance from the camera as the intended subject (
A63).