Shooting Yourself under Optimal Settings (Self Portrait) (EOS M10)
28-Sep-2015
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Solution
For self-portraits, customizable image processing includes skin smoothing as well as brightness and background adjustment to make yourself stand out.
Procedures for shooting in [Self Portrait] mode are explained below.
1. Set the mode switch to [ 
], and then press the power button to turn the camera on.
], and then press the power button to turn the camera on.
2. Open the monitor as shown in the figure below.
3. Touch [ 
].
].
NOTE
- [
] is not displayed when the mode switch is set to [ 
] and in the [ ] mode.
4. On the screen, touch the icon of the setting to configure.
- To configure menu items for which options are not shown, first touch the menu item to access the setting screen.
- Choose the desired option.
- To return to the previous screen, touch [
].
Setting details are shown in the table below.
| Item | Details |
 | Choose from [AUTO ] or one of five levels of background defocusing. |
 | Choose from five levels of brightness. |
 | Choose from three levels of skin smoothing. Skin smoothing is optimized for the main subject’s face. |
NOTE
- In [
] flash mode, [ ] is set to [AUTO ] and cannot be changed. - In [ ] mode, the time left before shooting is shown on the top of the screen when you activate the self-timer by selecting [
], or by selecting [ 
] and setting the time to 3 seconds or more.
5. Shoot.
NOTE
- To return to the original mode after touching [ ] to enter the [ ] mode, close the screen and make the angle to approximately 180 degrees or less.
- Other things than skin may be corrected depending on the shooting conditions.
- Try taking some test shots first to make sure you obtain the desired results.
This concludes the procedures for shooting self portraits under optimal settings.