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So just WHY does my camera have separate portrait settings for 'Man' and 'Lady'?

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SybilBeddows · 19/08/2011 12:47

It seems very peculiar to me. Any ideas?

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Continuum · 19/08/2011 13:06

But yes, take photos and compare, or tell us what camera you've got and we can look online about what it says about the settings.

Continuum · 19/08/2011 13:06

Probably make the woman look all softer with fuzzier skin and warmer colours or something and the man all sharp edges and colder.

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SybilBeddows · 19/08/2011 12:58

LOL Queen, quite possibly!
It does have a shaky hand setting that I like though. (I mean it minimises the effect of shaky hands, not that it makes it look like you've got them.)

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queenofthemojavewasteland · 19/08/2011 12:55

But surely on a portrait height wouldn't matter?

This camera sounds like it's been designed for people who want to impress others with how amazing their camera is with it's superfluous settings.

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SybilBeddows · 19/08/2011 12:54

if it is height, though, why not just have 'tall' and 'short' settings?

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MmeLindor. · 19/08/2011 12:53

SPB
That would not work with my DH - he is only 5'7 :o

StealthPolarBear · 19/08/2011 12:53

might it be as simple as height? The average heights will be different, even though there will be overlap.

MmeLindor. · 19/08/2011 12:53

Maybe it has a special filter on the Lady one, to flatter norks.

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SybilBeddows · 19/08/2011 12:52

Mme it says 'Man' and 'Lady'.

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SybilBeddows · 19/08/2011 12:52

it appears to be about whether the subject is a man or a lady, not the photographer!

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SybilBeddows · 19/08/2011 12:51

Neither do I Stealth, neither do I Grin

It is a 2008 Hitachi digital camera which I got for dh and he never used it so I am taking it over.

There are lots of different modes like 'Pets' and 'Running water' with little explanations of what they are for. The explanations of the 2 portrait settings just say that they make the subject stand out against a blurred background, but no explanation of what is different about the 2 and why there isn't just a single 'portrait' setting.

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MmeLindor. · 19/08/2011 12:50

Does it say Man and Lady or M and L?

What kind of camera is it?

StealthPolarBear · 19/08/2011 12:49

Does one add on a false moustache and beard and the other add on ridiculously long eyelashes, beauty spot and pouty lipstick?

LeBOF · 19/08/2011 12:49

Manual and, er, something else?

StealthPolarBear · 19/08/2011 12:48

I don't understand!

BertieBotts · 19/08/2011 12:48

Try taking a photo of the same person, using both, and compare them!