Nikon S9400 Manuel D’Utilisation

Shoot

ing Features

If the camera detects smiling faces, the shutter is 
automatically released without pressing the shutter-
release button (smile timer). The skin softening 
function makes facial skin tones softer.

Frame the picture and wait for the subject to 
smile.

• When the camera detects a human face, a yellow 

double border (focus area) is displayed around that 
face. When the camera has focused on that face, the 
double border will light in green for a moment and 
focus is locked.

• Up to 3 faces can be detected. When more than one face is detected, the face closest 

to the center of the frame is framed by a double border and the others by single 
borders.

• If the camera detects that the face framed by the double border is smiling, the Smile 

timer (

A63) feature is activated and the shutter is automatically released.

• Each time the shutter is released, automatic shooting using face detection and smile 

detection is repeated.

Shooting ends.

• To finish automatic shooting of smile detection, perform any of the following operations.

- Set the Smile timer to Off.

- Rotate the mode dial to switch to a shooting mode other than F (smart portrait) 

mode.

- Turn off the camera.

B

• The digital zoom is not available.

• Under some shooting conditions, faces and smiling faces may not be detected properly.

• See “Notes on Face Detection” (

A67) for more information.

C

When the camera detects a face, the self-timer lamp flashes. The lamp quickly flashes immediately 
after the shutter is released.

C

The shutter can also be released by pressing the shutter-release button. If no faces are detected, the 
camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame.

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