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Question posted by rk45ke on September 2nd, 2013

What Does Skin Softening Mean On Camera Feature Nikon P510

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User Manual - Page 12

...Saturation 148 I D-Lighting: Enhancing Brightness and Contrast 149 e Skin Softening: Making Skin Appear Smoother 150 p Filter Effects: Digital Filter...152 g Small Picture: Decreasing Image Size 154 j Black...Connecting the Camera ...173 Transferring Images from a Camera to a Computer 174 Charging While Connecting to a Computer 178 Connecting to a Printer...179 Connecting the Camera and Printer...
User Manual - Page 23

Parts of the Camera Introduction Shooting mode* 1 28, 44, 45, 65, 69, 108 2 Focus mode 40 3 Zoom indicator 31 4 Focus indicator 32 5 AE/AF-L ... 70 33 Hand-held/tripod 48, 49 34 ISO sensitivity 38, 92 35 Exposure compensation value 43 36 Exposure indicator 74 37 Skin softening 67 38 Smile timer 67 39 Blink proof 68 40 B&W + color 89 41 Monochrome filter 89 42 Image optimization 87 43...
User Manual - Page 24

Parts of the Camera Introduction Playback 21 20 4 1 23 5 15/05/2011 12:00 23 9999.JPG 22 6 7 18 17 16 19 15 8 9 10... playback guide .......... 62 14 Sequence playback guide 113 Movie playback guide 168 15 Black border 155 16 Filter effects icon 152 17 Skin softening icon 150 18 Print order icon 135 19 Small picture 154, 156 20 D-Lighting icon 149 21 Quick retouch icon 148 22 ...
User Manual - Page 58

... scene. The Skin softening function makes a human subject's skin appear smoother. o (Backlighting): The flash fires to prevent the backlit subject from 15 different scene types, and the camera's settings are frequently...rotating the mode dial to light the portrait subject while preserving the atmosphere of digital cameras. More on Shooting j, k, l, m mode (A69) Choose these modes for...
User Manual - Page 63

...• Shoot pictures with the flash raised. • The digital zoom is not available. • The camera automatically detects and focuses on a face (see "Shooting with Q,...- After the Skin softening feature makes the subject's skin appear smoother (up to the camera. - If no faces are recognized, the camera focuses on the subject at night. If the subject moves while the camera is used with ...
User Manual - Page 65

...people), the camera records the image (A66). • If no faces are detected, the camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame. • The digital zoom is ... for more information). • If the camera detects multiple faces, the camera focuses on the face closest to the camera. • After the Skin softening feature makes the subject's skin appear smoother (up to focus on nearby...
User Manual - Page 79

The Skin softening function makes a human subject's skin appear smoother. 1 Rotate the mode dial to F (Smart portrait). • The camera enters smart portrait mode. 2 Frame the picture. • Point the camera at the subject. • When the camera detects a face, the focus area containing the face is repeated. 4 Finish shooting. • To finish automatic shooting of smiling...
User Manual - Page 80

... the camera off in Smart Portrait Mode • Flash mode is disabled when Blink proof is unable to Off and shoot again. • The extent of the skin softening function may not be visible, or areas other settings can also be detected properly. • See "Notes on Smart Portrait Mode • The digital zoom...
User Manual - Page 81

...be changed . Additionally, the effects of the current skin softening setting cannot be set when the d button (A13) is framed by a double border, the camera automatically releases the shutter. Changes made to the ... to make the faces appear smoother, then records the image. The effect of this feature can be previewed on the monitor while shooting. When the flash does not fire, ...
User Manual - Page 149

...prints from a digital photo lab that has a DPOF service. • Printing by connecting the camera to a PictBridge-compatible (A233) printer (A179). (When the memory card is removed from the camera, the print... menu. 15/05/2011 15:30 0004.JPG 4 132 Playback menu Quick retouch D-Lighting Skin softening Filter effects Print order Slide show Protect • Use the multi selector to select items ...
User Manual - Page 160

... • Pictures shot with digital cameras other than COOLPIX P500. • If a copy created using the COOLPIX P500 is viewed on a different digital camera, it may not be possible to display the picture properly or transfer it to Individual pictures so that each image is not enough free space in the picture, skin softening cannot be applied (A150...
User Manual - Page 187

... Connecting to a Computer Use the supplied USB cable to connect the camera to a computer and copy (transfer) images to the documentation supplied with the camera on installing the software, refer to the Quick Start Guide. • ViewNX 2: Use the image transfer feature "Nikon Transfer 2" to create a single panorama image. Saved images can join a series...
User Manual - Page 189

..." (A177) for more information. • If charge for the battery inserted into the camera is low, the computer may take some time for Nikon Transfer 2 to start. 5 Confirm that have not been transferred to a Computer 4 Start the ViewNX 2 image transfer feature "Nikon Transfer 2" installed on the computer. • Windows 7 When the Devices and Printers...
User Manual - Page 14

...Features ...39 A (Auto) Mode...40 Changing A (Auto) Mode Settings...40 Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes 41 Changing Scene Mode Settings...42 Characteristics of Each Scene ...42 Using Skin Softening...AF ...84 Using Face Detection...85 Focus Lock...86 Playback Features...87 Features Available in Playback Mode (Playback Menu 88 Connecting the Camera to a TV, Computer, or Printer 90 Using ViewNX...
User Manual - Page 15

...Editing Features ...E15 k Quick Retouch: Enhancing Contrast and Saturation E17 I D-Lighting: Enhancing Brightness and Contrast E17 e Skin Softening: Softening Skin Tones E18 p Filter Effects: Applying Digital Filter Effects E19 g Small Picture: Reducing the Size of an Image E20 j Black Border: Adding a Black Border to Pictures E21 a Crop: Creating a Cropped Copy E22 Connecting the Camera to...
User Manual - Page 64

... the way. y M d Sports Use this mode for more information). • After the skin softening feature makes facial skin tones softer, the camera records the image (A54). • If no faces are shot at a rate of the frame. • The digital zoom is not pressed halfway. Shooting Features Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to i 4608×3456). • The...
User Manual - Page 65

... is automatically set to shoot a single picture at the telephoto zoom position, the camera may be distorted, overlapped or blurred. • Tripod (default setting): Select this mode for more information). • After the skin softening feature makes facial skin tones softer, the camera records the image (A54). • If no faces are shot continuously. For a scene...
User Manual - Page 72

... images. • Under some shooting conditions, the desired skin softening results may not be achieved, and skin 54 softening may be applied to areas of the image where there are no faces. Shooting Features Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes) Using Skin Softening In the following shooting modes, the camera detects up to three human faces when the...
User Manual - Page 106

...the print order function can be used to the picture taken. This feature is enabled, the camera detects faces in pictures taken and creates a copy with enhanced brightness and... Skin softening Filter effects Print order Slide show Protect Option k Quick retouch1, 2, 3 I D-Lighting1, 3 e Skin softening1, 2, 3 p Filter effects1, 3 a Print order4 b Slide show . Playback Features Features ...
User Manual - Page 145

...digital camera, it may not be possible to display the picture properly or transfer it to zoom in on Image Editing • The following operations before editing. - The available effects are detected in the picture, skin softening...using the COOLPIX P510 is not enough free space in the sequence - Add a black frame around the picture. Editing Still Images Editing Features Images can...

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