Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS PowerShot SD4000 IS / IXUS 300 HS Camera User Guide - Page 59

Detecting a Smile and Shooting

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Detecting a Smile and Shooting The camera will shoot three times, even without pressing the shutter button, when it detects a smile. Choose . ∆ Follow Steps 1 - 2 on p. 54 to choose , then press the n button for more than one second. ∆ Press the qr buttons or turn the - dial to choose and press the n button. The camera will enter shooting stand-by, and [Smile Detection on] will appear on the screen. Point the camera toward a person. ∆ Each time the camera detects a smile it will shoot after the lamp lights. The second and third shots will continue in succession. ∆ Pressing the p button will pause smile detection. Press the p button again to resume smile detection. What if a smile is not detected? Smiles are easier to detect if the subject faces the camera, and opens their mouth enough to show some teeth when smiling. Changing the number of shots In the screen that appears in Step 1, press the op buttons to change the number of shots and press the n button to make the setting. • You should switch to another mode when you finish shooting, or the camera will continue taking shots each time the camera detects a smile. • You can also shoot by pressing the shutter button. 59

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The camera will shoot three times, even without pressing the shutter button,
when it detects a smile.
Choose
.
Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 54 to choose
,
then press the
n
button for more than
one second.
Press the
qr
buttons or turn the
dial to
choose
and press the
n
button.
 
The camera will enter shooting stand-by,
and [Smile Detection on] will appear on the
screen.
Point the camera toward a person.
Each time the camera detects a smile it will
shoot after the lamp lights.
 
The second and third shots will continue in
succession.
Pressing the
p
button will pause smile
detection. Press the
p
button again to
resume smile detection.
Detecting a Smile and Shooting
Smiles are easier to detect if the subject faces the camera, and opens their mouth
enough to show some teeth when smiling.
In the screen that appears in Step 1, press the
op
buttons to change the number
of shots and press the
n
button to make the setting.
You should switch to another mode when you finish shooting, or the
camera will continue taking shots each time the camera detects a smile.
You can also shoot by pressing the shutter button.
What if a smile is not detected?
Changing the number of shots