Nikon S3100 - Manual (Page 79)

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Shooting Smiling Faces (Smart Portrait Mode)
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Notes on Smart Portrait Mode
• Digital zoom is not available.
• Under some shooting conditions, the camera may be unable to detect faces or smiles.
• See “Notes on Face Detection” (A 49) for more information.
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Notes on the Skin Softening Function
• More time than usual may be required to save a picture when shooting with skin softening
function.
• In some shooting conditions, facial skin tones may not be smoothed or parts other than face may
be modified though the camera detects a face. If the desired results are not produced, set
Skin
softening to Off and shoot again.
• The skin softening level cannot be adjusted when the portrait or night portrait is selected in the
scene mode.
• Skin softening can also be applied on recorded pictures (A 108).
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Auto Power Off in Smile Timer Mode
When
Smile timer is set to On, the auto off function (A 147) is activated and the camera turns off
when either of the situations indicated below persists and no other operations are performed.
• The camera does not detect any faces.
• The camera detected a face, but cannot detect a smile.
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Self-timer Lamp
The self-timer lamp blinks when the smile timer is enabled and the camera detects a face, and it
blinks quickly immediately after the shutter is released.
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Releasing the Shutter Manually
Pictures can also be taken by pressing the shutter-release button. The camera focuses on the subject
at the center of the frame when faces are not detected.
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Functions Available in Smart Portrait Mode
• Flash cannot be used when Blink proof is set to On. When Blink proof is set to Off, flash mode
( A 31) is set to U (auto) (can be modified).
• The self timer (A 33) options can be applied when Smile timer is set to Off.
• Macro mode (A 34) cannot be used.
• Exposure compensation (A 35) is enabled.
• When pressing the d button to display F (smart portrait) menu, Image mode, Skin
softening, Smile timer, and Blink proof options can be applied (A 68).
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More Information
See “Autofocus” ( A 27) for more information.