Shooting Yourself under Optimal Settings (Self Portrait) (EOS M10)

Last Updated : 28-Sep-2015
Issue Number : 8202724100

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.

2. Open the monitor as shown in the figure below.

3.　Touch [

].

NOTE

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.

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.