50Shooting in Smile ModeAutomatic Shooting of a Smiling FaceC Face Priority and Smiling Face Detection FeaturesWhen the camera is pointed at a face looking toward the camera in smile mode, the face isautomatically recognized and the smiling face of the recognized one is detected.• In some shooting conditions, Face priority will not take effect and smiling face cannot be detected.• See “Shooting with Face Priority” (A 92) for more information about Face Priority.C Operation of the Shutter-Release ButtonPress the shutter-release button to take pictures.• When a face is detected, the focus is locked to the detected face.• If no face is detected, the camera focuses on the subject in center of frame.C Functions Available in Smile Mode• Flash mode (A 30) and exposure compensation (A 34) settings can be adjusted.• Digital zoom is not available.• When the d button is pressed in smile mode, only the Image mode menu (A 83) is displayed.Changes made to the image mode setting in this mode apply to all shooting modes (except thoseavailable from the movie menu).D More InformationFor more information about shooting subjects with which autofocus may not perform as expected,see “Autofocus” (A 27).
