Using face detection, Using skin softening – Nikon COOLPIX P950 Digital Camera User Manual
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Using autofocus
Using face detection
In the following settings, the camera uses face detection to automatically focus on
human faces.
• [
Portrait
] or [
Night portrait
] scene mode
•
[
Smile timer
]
• When [
AF area mode
] is set to [
Face priority
]
If the camera detects more than one face, a double border (
1
) is displayed around
the face that the camera focuses on, and single borders are displayed around the
other faces.
If the shutter-release button is pressed halfway when no faces are detected:
• In [
Portrait
] and [
Night portrait
], the camera focuses on the area in the center of
the frame.
• When [
AF area mode
] is set to [
Face priority
], the camera selects the focus area
containing the subject closest to the camera.
• When [
Smile timer
] is selected in (auto), , , , ,or mode, the
camera automatically selects one or more of the nine focus areas containing the
subject closest to the camera.
Notes about face detection
•
The camera’s ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors, including the
direction in which the faces are looking.
•
The camera cannot detect faces in the following situations:
-
When faces are partially hidden by sunglasses or otherwise obstructed
-
When faces take up too much or too little of the frame
Using skin softening
In [
Portrait
] or [
Night portrait
] scene mode, if human faces are detected, the
camera processes the image to soften facial skin tones before saving the image (up
to three faces).
[
] can also be applied to saved images in playback mode.