Sony Xperia XA1 - Manual (Page 95)

Sound Photo
Take photos with background sound.
Panorama
Take wide-angle and panoramic photos.
Timeshift burst
Find the best photo from a burst of images.
Panorama
You can take wide-angle and panoramic photos with an easy press-and-sweep motion.
To Take a Panoramic Photo
1 Activate the camera.
2 Swipe the screen to select , then select .
3 Press the camera key and move the camera slowly and steadily in the direction of
movement indicated on the screen.
Auto Face Detection
The camera automatically detects faces and indicates them with frames. A colored frame
shows which face has been selected for focus. The focus is set to the face closest to the
center of the camera. You can also tap one of the frames to select which face should be
in focus.
Auto-Capturing
Turn on auto-capturing to take pictures automatically using one of the options below.
Hand Shutter
Turn your palm toward the camera to turn on the self-timer and take self-portraits in Manual and Superior
auto capturing modes.
Smile Shutter
Use Smile Shutter™ technology to photograph a face just as it smiles. The camera detects up to five faces
and selects one face for smile detection and auto-focus. When the selected face smiles, the camera
automatically takes a photo.
Off
When auto-capturing is off, you can take photos using the shutter button or the camera key.
The Hand Shutter function is available for taking self-portraits only.
To Turn On Smile Shutter™
1 Activate the camera.
2 Tap .
3 Find and tap Auto capturing > Smile Shutter.
4 When the camera is open and Smile Shutter is turned on, point the camera at
your subject. The camera selects which face to focus on.
5 The face appears inside a colored frame and the photo is taken automatically as
soon as a smile is detected.
6 If no smile is detected, you can press the camera key to take the photo manually.
To Turn On Hand Shutter
1 Activate the camera.
2 Switch to the front camera by tapping
3 Tap .
4 Tap More.
5 Find and tap Auto capturing > Hand Shutter.
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