Canon PowerShot SX740 HS Camera User Guide - Page 40

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Shooting Yourself under Optimal Settings (Self Portrait) Still Images Movies For self-portraits, customizable image processing includes skin smoothing as well as brightness and background adjustment to make yourself stand out. 1 Enter mode. 2 Configure the setting. ●●Press the button to access the setting screen, and then configure brightness and skin smoothing. ●●After you press the button to close the setting screen, you can press the button to disable the background blur setting. 3 Open the screen. ●●Open the screen as shown. Smooth skin effect Brightness Background blur 4 Shoot. ●●Hold the camera steady as you shoot. When you press the shutter button all the way down with background blur set to [Auto], the camera shoots twice and processes the images. Choose from three levels of skin smoothing. Skin smoothing is optimized for the main subject's face. Choose from five levels of brightness. Blur the background. ●● Areas other than people's skin may be modified, depending on the shooting conditions. ●● Try taking some test shots first to make sure you obtain the desired results. ●● In [ ] flash mode, background blur is set to [Off] and cannot be changed. Before Use Basic Guide Advanced Guide Camera Basics Auto Mode / Hybrid Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Tv, Av, and M Mode Playback Wireless Features Setting Menu Accessories Appendix Index 40

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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Index
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting Modes
P Mode
Tv, Av, and M Mode
Playback
Wireless Features
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
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Shoot.
Hold the camera steady as you shoot.
When you press the shutter button all
the way down with background blur set
to [Auto], the camera shoots twice and
processes the images.
Smooth skin
effect
Choose from three levels of skin smoothing. Skin
smoothing is optimized for the main subject’s face.
Brightness
Choose from five levels of brightness.
Background
blur
Blur the background.
Areas other than people’s skin may be modified, depending on
the shooting conditions.
Try taking some test shots first to make sure you obtain the
desired results.
In [
] flash mode, background blur is set to [Off] and cannot be
changed.
Shooting Yourself under Optimal
Settings (Self Portrait)
Still Images
Movies
For self-portraits, customizable image processing includes skin smoothing
as well as brightness and background adjustment to make yourself stand
out.
1
Enter
mode.
2
Configure the setting.
Press the
button to access the setting
screen, and then configure brightness
and skin smoothing.
After you press the
button to close
the setting screen, you can press the
button to disable the background blur
setting.
3
Open the screen.
Open the screen as shown.