LG S5100 User Manual - Page 59

Changing A (Auto) Mode Settings (Shooting Menu) Face Detection When the camera is pointed at a human face, face detection, which the camera automatically detects that face and focus on it, starts. The face detection function is activated in the following situations. • AF area mode (A 45) is set to Face priority • In Scene auto selector (A 52), Portrait (A 54), or Night portrait (A 55) scene mode • In smart portrait mode (A 64) * For information about face detection when using subject tracking mode, see "Focusing on a Moving Subject (Subject Tracking Mode)" (A 67). 1 Frame a picture. When the camera detects a face, that face is framed by a yellow double border. More on Shooting 9 When the camera detects more than one face, operation varies as follows depending upon the shooting mode. Shooting mode A (auto) mode (Face priority) Scene auto selector, Portrait, or Night portrait scene mode Smart portrait mode Face framed by double border Number of faces that can be detected The face closest to the camera • Other faces framed by single border. Up to 12 The face closest to the center of the frame Up to 3 • Other faces framed by single border. 2 Press the shutter-release button halfway. The camera focuses on the face framed by the double border. The double border turns green and focus is locked. When the camera is unable to focus, the double border will blink. Press the shutter-release button halfway again to focus. Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to take a picture. 1 / 2 5 0 F 2.7 If the camera detects that the face framed by the double border is smiling in smart portrait mode, the Smile timer (A 66) is activated and the shutter is automatically released without the shutter-release button having been pressed. 47