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Using the Smile Mode
Taking Portrait (Smile Face) Shots Automatically
CFace Priority and Smiling Face Detection features
When the camera is pointed at a people’s face (front face) in the smile mode, the face is 
automatically recognized and the smiling face of the recognized one is detected.
•In some shooting conditions, face recognition does not work and faces cannot be detected.
•See “Face Priority” (A105) for more information about Face Priority.
COperation of Shutter-Release Button
Press the shutter-release button to shoot pictures.
•When the Face priority takes effect, the focus is locked to the recognized face and the shutter-
release button is automatically released.
•When the Face priority doesn’t take effect, the camera  focuses on subject in center of frame.
•When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway and released in Face priority mode, the 
camera will recognize the face again. Pressing k will also recognize the face again.
CRecognition of Add to List
In some shooting conditions, even if people are registered in the Add to list and Face recognition 
is set to ON (A48), the registered people may not be recognized.
CAvailable Functions in Smile Mode
•Settings can be changed for Flash mode (A28) and Exposure Compensation (A32).
•Digital zoom is not available.
CShooting in the Smile Mode
When any of the following conditions persists in the Smile mode, the auto off (A125) will be 
effective and the camera will turn off.
•When the camera does not recognize any faces for a while
•When the camera recognized the face but cannot detect a smiling face
DMore Information
See, “Autofocus” (A25) for more information.
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Taking Portrait (Smile Face) Shots Automatically
The Smile Menu
The following item can be set in the smile menu.
For displaying the smile menu, press d in the smile mode.
Adding to List
The people you want to give priority for detecting smiling face will be registered. If 
you set the Face recognition to ON and shoot the picture, the camera detects 
the smiling face of the registered people and the shutter is automatically released.
1Use the multi selector to choose Add to list in 
the smile menu and press k.
•The camera enters the display for registration.
2Take a picture of the human face you want to 
register so that the face’s eyes and mouth are 
positioned in the frame displayed on the monitor.
•It is unnecessary to shoot the smiling face in registering 
the face.
•If the camera recognizes a face, the shutter is 
automatically released and the face is registered. The 
shutter will be released even if you press the shutter-release button.
•When the image is registered, “Registered” appears. If the image could not be 
registered, “Failed to register” appears and the camera starts face detection again.
•Each time the camera detects a face, the face is repeatedly registered.
•To exit the display for registration, press the k button.
AImage mode
Choose an image size and quality (A95).
Changes made to these settings apply to all shooting modes (except for movie 
menu).
cFace recognition
When ON (default setting) is selected, the camera gives priority to the smiling face of 
the people registered in Add to list to detect and the shutter is released. The 
registered peoples’ faces framed by a blue border when the camera recognizes faces.
bAdd to list
The people you want to give priority for detecting in smile mode will be registered.
cRemove from list
Any image registered in Add to list will be selected in the selecting multiple 
pictures (A109) and removed. You can also check the registered pictures.
Smile
Exit Image mode
Face recognition
Add to list
Remove from list
ExitExit
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Viewing Multiple Pictures: Thumbnail Playback
Press f (h) in full-frame playback mode (A26) to 
display pictures in “contact sheets” of thumbnail 
images. The following operations can be performed 
while thumbnails are displayed.
CThumbnail Playback Mode Display
While pictures selected for printing (A91) and 
protected pictures (A111) are chosen, the icons 
shown at right are displayed with them. Movies 
are displayed as film frames.
CThumbnail mode display in Auto 
sort and Favorite pictures playback
•When Thumbnails are displayed in the Auto sort mode (A60) , the 
icon of the genre of the played back pictures will appear at the 
right top of the screen.
•The Add favorite pictures icon will be shown at the top right of the 
screen when thumbnail playback mode is entered while in favorite 
pictures playback (A66).
ToUseDescriptionA
Choose picturesPress the multi selector H, I, J or K.9
Change number of pictures 
displayedf (h)
g (i)When f (h) is pressed, display 
picture thumbnails in the following 
order:
4 ➝ 9 ➝ 16
When g (i) is pressed, the number of 
thumbnails changes reversely.–
Cancel thumbnail playbackkPress k.26
Switch to shooting mode
c
Press c or the shutter-release button 
to return to the last shooting mode 
selected.26
9 1
9 1
Film framesPrint-order icon
Protect icon
3 1
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Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom
Pressing g (i) during full-frame playback mode (A26) 
zooms the current picture, with the center of the picture 
displayed on the monitor.
•The guide displayed in the right bottom in the 
monitor will show which part of the image is currently 
displayed.
The following operations can be performed while pictures are zoomed in.
Pictures taken in Face Priority
When pressing g (i) during full-frame playback mode, 
the picture taken in Face Priority (A105) will be 
enlarged using the face (which was focused on during 
shooting time) as the centralized point.
•If several faces are recognized, the picture will be 
enlarged using the face (which was focused on during 
shooting time) as the centralized point, and pressing the 
multi selector 
H, I, J or K will enable you to switch between the people’s faces.
•Further pressing g (i) or f (h) can change the magnification ratio and the 
pictures will be zoomed in as usual.
ToUseDescriptionA
Zoom ing (i)Press g (i) to enlarge view of picture 
currently displayed in monitor, up to about 
10×.–
Zoom outf (h)Press f (h). When the magnification ratio 
reaches 1×, the display returns to full-frame 
playback mode.–
View other areas 
of picturePress the multi selector H, I, J or K to 
scroll to areas of the picture not visible in the 
monitor.9
Switch to full-
frame playbackkPress k.26
Crop picturedPress d to crop current picture to contain 
only the portion visible in the monitor.53
Switch to 
shooting mode
c
Press c or the shutter-release button to 
return to the last shooting mode selected.26
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Editing Pictures
Use the COOLPIX S560 to edit pictures in-camera and store them as separate files 
(A133). The editing features described below are available.
CPicture Editing
•Pictures taken at an Image mode (A95) setting of P 16:9 (3584), s 1:1 with black border, 
s 1:1 with white border or s 1:1 (2736) cannot be edited.
•The COOLPIX S560 editing functions are not available for pictures taken with non-COOLPIX S560 
digital cameras.
•If a copy created using the COOLPIX S560 is viewed on a different digital camera, the picture may 
not be displayed or may not be transferred to a computer.
•Editing functions are not available when there is not enough free space in the internal memory or 
on the memory card.
CRestrictions on Picture Editing(✔: available, –: not available)
•Pictures cannot be edited twice with the same editing function.
•D-Lighting should be done first when D-Lighting is combined with Crop or Small picture editing 
functions.
DOriginal Pictures and Edited
•Copies created with editing functions are not deleted if the original pictures are deleted. The 
original pictures are not deleted if copies created with editing functions are deleted.
•Edited copies are stored with the same recording date and time as the original.
•Edited copies are not marked for printing (A91) or protecting (A111) as the original.
Editing functionDescription
D-Lighting (A52)Create a copy of the current picture with enhanced brightness 
and contrast, brightening dark portions of the picture.
Crop (A53)Enlarge the image or refine the composition and create a copy 
containing only the portion visible in the monitor.
Small picture (A54)Create a small copy of pictures suitable for use on web pages or 
as e-mail attachments.
2nd editing
1st editingD-LightingCropSmall picture
D-Lighting–✔✔
Crop–––
Small picture–––
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Enhancing Brightness and Contrast: D-Lighting
D-Lighting can be used to create copies with enhanced brightness and contrast, 
brightening dark portions of a picture. Enhanced copies are stored as separate 
files.
1Select the desired picture from full-frame 
(A26) or thumbnail (A49) playback mode 
and press d.
The playback menu will be shown.
2Use the multi selector to choose D-Lighting 
and press k.
The original version will be shown on the left and the 
edited version will be shown on the right.
3Choose OK and press k.
A new copy with enhanced brightness and contrast is 
created.
To cancel D-Lighting, choose Cancel and press k.
D-Lighting copies can be recognized by the c icon 
displayed during playback.
DMore Information
See, “Image/Sound File and Folder Names” (A133) for more information.
Playback menu
ExitProtect Print set D-Lighting
Slide show
Delete
OK
Cancel D-Lighting
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Creating a Cropped Copy: Crop
This function is only available when u is displayed in the monitor with 
playback zoom (A50) enabled. Cropped copies are stored as separate files.
1Press g (i) in full-frame playback mode to 
zoom in on the image.
•Cropping can be done by enlarging the portrait image 
displayed in full-frame playback mode above the 
current magnification ratio, but the cropped image is 
displayed in the landscape position. If you want to crop 
the portrait image in the captured position, use Rotate Image (A112) to change the 
position of the portrait image to landscape one before cropping it, and then return 
the image to the captured position.
2Refine copy composition.
Press g (i) or f (h) to adjust the zoom ratio.
Press the multi selector H, I, J or K to scroll the picture 
until only the portion you want to copy is visible in the 
monitor.
3Press d.
4Use the multi selector to choose Yes and 
press k.
A new picture, containing only the portion visible in the 
monitor, is created.
To cancel creating a cropped copy, choose No and press 
k.
CAbout the size of the original image
The smaller the cropped area of the image, the smaller of the cropped image size (number of pixels). 
When the image is cropped and the size of the cropped copy is 320 × 240 or 160 × 120, a small 
picture icon l or m will be displayed on the left of the playback screen.
DMore Information
See, “Image/Sound File and Folder Names” (A133) for more information.
Save this image asSave this image asdisplayed?displayed?Save this image as
displayed?
No
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g Resizing Pictures: Small Picture
Create a small copy of the current picture. Small copies are stored as JPEG files with 
a compression ratio of 1:16. The following sizes are available.
1Select the desired picture from full-frame 
(A26) or thumbnail (A49) playback mode 
and press d.
The playback menu is displayed.
2Use the multi selector to choose Small pic. 
and press k.
3Choose the desired copy size and press k.
4Choose Yes and press k.
A new, smaller copy is created.
To cancel creating a small copy, choose No and press k.
The copy is displayed with a gray frame.
DMore Information
See, “Image/Sound File and Folder Names” (A133) for more information.
OptionDescription
l 640×480
Suited to television playback.
m 320×240
Suited to display on web pages.
n 160×120
Suitable for e-mail attachments.
Playback menu
Exit Rotate image
Small pic.
Voice memo
Copy
Small pic.
320
×240
Exit 640×480
160
×120
Ye sNo Create small picture file?
Create small picture file?Create small picture file?
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Voice Memos: Recording and Playback
Use the camera’s built-in microphone to record voice memos for pictures.
Recording Voice Memos
1Select the desired picture from full-frame 
playback mode (A26) and press d.
The playback menu is displayed.
2Use the multi selector to choose Voice memo 
and press k.
The screen for recording a voice memo will be displayed.
3Press and hold k to record a voice memo.
Recording ends after 20 seconds or when k is released.
Do not touch the built-in microphone during recording.
During recording, o and p blink in the monitor.
When recording ends, the voice memo playback screen is 
displayed. Follow the instructions in step 3 of “Playing 
Voice Memos” (A56) to play the voice memo.
Press d before or after recording a voice memo to 
return to full-frame playback mode.
DMore Information
See “Image/Sound File and Folder Names” (A133) for more information.
Playback menu
Exit Rotate image
Small pic.
Voice memo
Copy
BackBack0s0s
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Playing Voice Memos
Pictures for which voice memos have been recorded are indicated with p in 
fullframe playback mode.
1Select the desired 
picture from full-frame 
playback mode (A26) 
and press d.
The playback menu is 
displayed.
2Use the multi selector to choose Voice memo 
and press k.
The screen for playing a voice memo will be displayed.
3Press k to listen to the voice memo.
Playback ends when the voice memo ends or k is 
pressed again.
Press the zoom buttons (g/f) to adjust the volume.
Press d before or after playing a voice memo to return 
to full-frame playback mode.
Deleting Voice Memos
Select a picture with a voice memo and press l. Use 
the multi selector to choose w and press k. Only the 
voice memo will be deleted.
BVoice Memos
•When a picture with a voice memo attached is deleted, both the picture and its voice memo are 
deleted.
•If a voice memo already exists for the current picture, it must be deleted before a new voice memo 
can be recorded.
•The COOLPIX S560 cannot be used to attach voice memos to pictures shot with cameras other 
than the COOLPIX S560.
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Playback menu
Exit Rotate image
Small pic.
Voice memo
Copy
6s6sBackBack
No
Ye s Erase 1 image?
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