Face Detection Af - Sony PXW-Z190 Operating Instructions Manual

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Move the cursor to the desired item
using the V/v/B/b button or SEL/SET
dial, and press the SET button or SEL/
SET dial.
The direct menu for the selected item
appears.
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Select a setting using the V/v button or
SEL/SET dial, and press the SET
button or SEL/SET dial.
The cursor disappears and the new setting is
displayed.
Press the assignable button assigned with
Direct Menu again or wait 3 seconds without
performing any action to close the direct
menu and return to the shooting screen.
You can open the direct menu by setting Menu
Settings >Direct Menu with <SET> (page 118) in
the System menu to On and pressing the SET
button or SEL/SET dial. However, the face
detection AF registered face function becomes
unavailable.

Face detection AF

The camcorder can detect people's faces and then
adjust the focus on faces.
This function is available only when focus
adjustment is in AF mode or during push auto
focus.
When faces are detected, gray face detection
frames are displayed. The frames change to white
after auto focus is established. When multiple
individuals are detected, the main subject is
automatically determined.
Set the face detection AF action using Focus
(page 88) in the Camera menu.
Face Only AF: The camera detects the faces of
subjects (people) and focuses only on their
faces. While a face is not detected, AF is
temporarily stopped (MF), and the Face Only
AF mode auto focus paused icon
(page 13) is displayed. This mode is effective
when face detection has not stabilized.
Face Priority AF: The camera detects the faces
of subjects (people) and prioritizes the
focusing on the faces. When a face is not
detected, focusing is in AF mode (default
setting).
Off: The face detection AF function is disabled.
Notes
• During push auto focus operation, Face Priority AF is
activated even if Face Only AF is currently selected.
• Face detection AF is not available in the following
cases.
 In Full MF mode
 When the FOCUS switch is set to MANUAL
(excluding during push auto focus operation)
 When the recording format is DVCAM
• If you turn the camcorder off while Face Only AF is
selected, the mode automatically switches to Face
Priority AF when the camcorder is next turned on.
Hiding face detection frames
You can show/hide face detection frames using
Display On/Off >Face Detection Frame
(page 100) in the LCD/VF menu.
Focusing on a registered face
During face detection AF operation, you can
register a face for a subject (person) for focusing
on that face.
Only one face can be registered. Registering a
face overwrites the existing registration.
When a face is registered, the detection frame
changes to a double frame, and the registered face
icon (page 13) is displayed.
In face detection AF, the following actions occur
depending on the combination of registered face
and face detection AF operating mode.
Face Priority AF (with registered face): If
the camera detects the registered face, the
camera focuses on that face. If the registered
face is not detected, normal Face Priority AF
is activated.
Face Only AF (with registered face): If the
camera detects the registered face, the
camera focuses on that face. While the
registered face is not detected, AF is
temporarily stopped (MF), and the Face Only
AF mode auto focus paused icon
(page 13) is displayed. This mode is effective
when you want to auto focus on the
registered person.
Setting the registered face
Move the face selection cursor (orange
underline) to the face to register using the V/
v/B/b button, and press the SET button or
SEL/SET dial.
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