Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS, User Manual, Page: 76 / 212

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Detecting a Smile and Shooting
The camera will shoot, even without pressing the shutter button, when it
detects a smile.
Choose .
z
Choose in Steps 1 – 2 on p. 64, then
touch .
z
Touch , then touch
Ú
.
X
The camera will enter shooting
preparation.
Point the camera at a person.
z
Each time the camera detects a smile it will
shoot after the lamp lights.
z
Touching will pause smile detection.
Touch to resume smile detection.
Detecting a Face and Shooting
(Smart Shutter)
Number of shots, switching
modes (pp. 77, 78)
Smile detection:
On/Off
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
Touch , then touch
op
to choose the number of shots. Touch
Ú
to change
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.
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