Nikon COOLPIX S6900 Reference Manual - English - Page 50

O Pet portrait • When you point the camera at a dog or cat, the camera detects the pet's face and focuses on it. By default, the camera detects a dog or cat face and automatically releases the shutter (pet portrait auto release). • Tap F on the shooting screen and select Single or Continuous in Continuous. - U Single: The camera captures one image when a dog or cat face is detected. - V Continuous: The camera captures three images continuously when a dog or cat face is detected. B Pet Portrait Auto Release • Tap F on the shooting screen and select On or Off in Pet portrait auto release. - Yo On: The camera detects a dog or cat face and automatically releases the shutter. - p Off: The camera does not release the shutter automatically, even if a dog or cat face is detected. Press the shutter-release button. The camera also detects human faces when Off is selected. • Pet portrait auto release is set to Off after five bursts have been taken. • Shooting is also possible by pressing the shutter-release button, regardless of the Pet portrait auto release setting. When Continuous is selected, you can take pictures continuously while holding down the shutter-release button all the way. B Focus Area • When the camera detects a face, the face is displayed inside a yellow border. When the camera acquires focus on a face displayed inside a double border (focus area), the double border changes to green. If no faces are detected, the camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame. • Under some shooting conditions, the pet face 25m 0s 880 may not be detected and other subjects may be displayed inside a border. Shooting Features 30