Samsung p800, User Manual

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This function can detect up to 9 people.
When the camera recognises many people at the same time, it will
focus on the nearest person.
The Digital zoom is not activated in this mode.
The face detection does not work when setting the effect mode.
When the camera detects a target face, the white colour focus
frame will be displayed over the target face and the gray colour
focus frame appears over the remaining faces(up to 8). Press the
shutter button halfway down to focus on the face and the white
focus frame turns green.(Total 9)
Return to previous AF mode if face detection was failure.
In some conditions this function cannot work properly.
- When a person wears dark glasses or some part of the face is
hidden.
- When the person being photographed does not look at the
camera.
The maximum available Face Detection range is 2.5m (Wide).
The nearer the subject, the faster the camera can recognize the
subject.
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Pressing the
FD button
Self Portrait
When taking self-portraits, it automatically detects the location of the
subject's face resulting in faster and more convenient self-portraits.
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Selectable modes: Auto, Program, Manual, DIS, Photo Help Guide,
Portrait, Beach & Snow
1. When pressing the
Face Detection
button again on the face location
screen, the Self Portrait icon appears (
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2. For self-portraits, point the camera lens towards the face of the subject.
It automatically detects the subject’s face, and will make a sound to
confirm this.
3. Start shooting by pressing the shutter button.
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When locating the face in the center of the screen, it repeatedly
emits a faster sound unlike the sounds that are emitted when the
face is not in the center.
The guiding sound can be set using the sound setting menu.
(See
p.69)
If [Self Portrait] is set, it is fixed to Macro focus.
If [Self Portrait] is set, [Motion Timer] cannot be selected.
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Setting up the recording function using the camera buttons