Scene Recognition - Sony DSC-H20 Cyber-shot&reg Handbook

Scene Recognition

The camera automatically detects shooting conditions, and then takes the shot.
When a face is detected, the ISO sensitivity is increased according to the face movement to
reduce subject blur (Face Motion Detection).
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(Auto)
(Advanced)
Notes
• Scene Recognition does not function when using digital zoom.
• When the recording mode is set to Burst, or when the Smile Shutter function is activated, Scene
Recognition is fixed to [Auto].
• The available flash settings are [Flash Auto] and [Flash Off].
• (Twilight using a tripod) scenes sometimes cannot be recognized in an environment where vibrations
are transferred to the camera even though it is fixed on a tripod.
• Sometimes a slow shutter results when a scene is recognized as a
camera still during shooting.
• The current setting icon and the Scene Recognition icon appear regardless of the screen display settings.
• These scenes may not be recognized depending on the situation.
Scene Recognition icon
The camera recognizes the following types of scenes. When the camera determines the
optimal scene, it displays the corresponding icon.
(Twilight), (Twilight Portrait),
(Backlight Portrait), (Landscape),
Example of an image where
(Backlight) has activated
(Intelligent Auto Adjustment).
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When the camera recognizes the scene, it switches to the optimal
settings and shoots the image.
When the camera recognizes the scene, it switches to the optimal
settings. If the camera recognizes
Portrait), (Twilight using a tripod),
(Backlight Portrait), it automatically changes the setting and
shoots another image.
• If two images are shot, + on
• If two images are recorded, Auto Review displays them tiled vertically.
• When the camera recognizes
shoots an additional image. The image in which the subject's eyes are
open is selected and recorded automatically.
(Twilight using a tripod),
(Macro), (Portrait)
(Twilight), (Twilight
(Backlight) or
turns green.
[Portrait], the camera automatically
(Twilight using a tripod). Keep the
(Backlight),
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