User manual HASBRO MUSICAL DREAM SCREEN 5688

[. . . ] Do not use your camera near flammable or explosive gases and liquids. Do not insert flammable materials into the camera or store these materials near the camera. This may cause a fire or electric shock. Do not handle your camera with wet hands. [. . . ] Depending on shooting options, available Face Detection options may differ. Depending on the Face Detection options you selected, the timer function may not be available or available timer options may differ. When you set Face Detection options, some burst options are not available. When you capture photos of detected faces, they will be registered in the face list. You can view registered faces in order of priority in Playback mode. 84) Even though faces are registered successfully, they may not be classified in Playback mode. A face detected in Shooting mode may not appear in the face list or Smart Album. Detecting faces Your camera automatically detects up to 10 human faces in one scene. 1 2 In Shooting mode, touch m Face Detection. Select Normal, and then touch o. · · · · · · · The nearest face appears in a white focus frame and the rest of the faces appear in gray focus frames. · The closer you are to the subjects, the quicker your camera will detect faces. · To focus on a subject in a gray focus frame, touch the face in the frame. · The camera may not register detected faces if you set burst options such as Continuous, Motion Capture, and AEB. Shooting options 65 Using face detection Capturing a smile shot The camera automatically releases the shutter when it detects a smiling face. Detecting eye blinking If your camera detects closed eyes, it will automatically capture 2 photos in succession. 1 2 3 In Shooting mode, touch m Face Detection. Select Smile Shot, and then touch o. Compose your shot. · The camera automatically releases the shutter when it detects 1 2 In Shooting mode, touch m Face Detection. Select Blink Detection, and then touch o. a smiling face. · Hold your camera still while "Capturing" is displayed on the screen. · If Blink Detection fails, the "Picture taken with eyes closed. " message appears. Capture another photo. When your subject smiles broadly, your camera can detect the smile more easily. Shooting options 66 Using face detection Using Smart Face Recognition The camera automatically registers faces that you frequently photograph. The Smart Face Recognition feature will automatically prioritize the focus on those faces and on favorite faces. If you want the color of your photo to be realistic, select a white balance setting that adjusts the camera appropriately to the lighting conditions. For example, if you are shooting indoors under incandescent bulbs, select Tungsten. 1 2 In Shooting mode, touch m White Balance. Select an option, and then touch o. White Balance Auto WB Daylight Cloudy Fluorescent_H Auto WB Daylight Icon Description Auto WB: Automatically set the White Balance based on the lighting conditions. Daylight: For outdoor photos on a sunny day. Cloudy: For outdoor photos on a cloudy day or in shadows. Cloudy Tungsten Fluorescent_H: For shooting under a daylight fluorescent or 3-way fluorescent light. Fluorescent_L: For shooting under white fluorescent light. Tungsten: For shooting indoor photos under incandescent bulbs or halogen lamps. Custom Set: Use White Balance settings that you defined. Shooting options 71 Adjusting brightness and color Defining your own White Balance You can customize the White Balance by capturing a photo of a white surface, such as a piece of paper, under the lighting conditions in which you intend to capture a photo. The White Balance feature will help you reproduce the colors you see in the scene accurately in your photo. 1 2 3 In Shooting mode, touch m White Balance. Select Custom Set, and then touch o. Aim the lens at a piece of white paper, and then press [Shutter]. Shooting options 72 Using burst modes It can be difficult to capture photos of fast-moving subjects or capture natural facial expressions and gestures of your subjects in photos. In these cases, select one of the burst modes to rapidly capture multiple photos. Icon Description Single: Capture a single photo. [. . . ] Higher quality images have a lower rate of compression, which usually results in a larger file size. Resolution The number of pixels present in a digital image. High resolution images contain more pixels and typically show more detail than low resolution images. Appendixes 134 Glossary Shutter speed Shutter speed refers to the amount of time it takes to open and close the shutter, and it is an important factor in the brightness of a photo, as it controls the amount of light which passes through the aperture before it reaches the image sensor. A fast shutter speed allows less time to let light in and the photo becomes darker and more easily freezes subjects in motion. [. . . ]