Sony Ericsson Xperia neo, Extended User Manual

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been selected for focus. Focus is set to the face closest to the camera. You can also tap
one of the frames to select which face should be in focus.
To set face detection
1 Activate the camera.
2 If the still camera is not selected, tap .
3 To display all settings, press .
4 Tap Focus mode > Face detection .
To take a photo using face detection
1
With
Face detection
set, point the camera at your subject. Up to 5 faces can be
detected and each detected face is framed.
2 You can tap the frame you want to use focus on, or, by not tapping, let the camera
select which face to focus on.
3 Press the camera key halfway down. A green frame shows which face is in focus.
4 To take the photo, press the camera key fully down. The photo is automatically saved
on the memory card.
Smile detection
Smile detection allows you to capture a face just as it smiles. The camera detects up to
five faces and selects one face for smile detection and auto focus. A green frame shows
which face is selected. When the selected face smiles, the camera automatically takes a
photo.
To turn on smile detection
1 Activate the camera.
2 If the still camera is not selected, tap .
3 To display all settings, press .
4 Tap Capturing mode > Smile detection .
To take a photo using smile detection
1 With Smile detection set, point the camera at your subject. Each detected face is
framed (not more than five faces). The camera selects which face to focus on. A
green frame shows the face in focus.
2 The camera automatically takes the photo when the subject in focus smiles. The
photo is saved on the memory card.
3 To take a photo, although no smile is detected, press the camera key fully down.
Adding the geographical position to your photos
Turn on geotagging to add the approximate geographical location (a geotag) to photos
when you take them. The geographical location is determined either by wireless networks
(mobile or Wi-Fi® networks) or GPS technology. When appears in the viewfinder,
geotagging is turned on but the geographical position has not been found. When
appears, geotagging is turned on and the geographical location is available, so your photo
can get geotagged. When neither of these two symbols appears, geotagging is turned off.
To turn on geotagging
1 Activate the still camera and press .
2 Tap Geotagging .
3 Select On .
4 Before you take a photo, make sure your location has been found. When appears
in the viewfinder, your location is available and your photo can get geotagged.
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