Af/Ae Tracking - Panasonic SDR-H86 Operating Instructions Manual

Recording
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Recording (Basic)
≥ Open the lens cover before turning on the unit. (l 12)
It is possible to set the focus and exposure to the locked target
The focus and exposure will keep following the subject automatically even if it moves.
(Dynamic tracking)
AF/AE
¬ Change the mode to
1
Press the AF/AE button
≥ When intelligent auto mode is set to
(Portrait), the prioritised face frame (in
orange) will change to the target frame,
and the subject's face will be tracked.
2
Align the subject with the target
frame and press the AF/AE
button to lock on to the target
A Target frame
≥ To change the target, press the AF/AE
button and align the target frame with
the new subject and press the AF/AE
button once again.
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AF/AE tracking

3
Start recording.
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≥ Pressing and holding the AF/AE
∫ About target frame
≥ In the event of failure to achieve target
lock, the target frame will blink red and
then disappear. Realign the subject with
the target frame and repress the AF/AE
button to regain target lock.
≥ It may track different objects or may not
lock the target depending on the recording
conditions such as the following:
j When the object is too large or too small
j When colour of the object is similar to
the background
j When the scene is dark
≥ AF/AE tracking will be cancelled in the
following cases.
j When the mode is changed
j When the unit is turned off
j When the scene mode is set
j When the unit is switched to Intelligent
auto mode/manual mode
j When the unit is switched to face-to-
face recording.
button releases the AF/AE tracking.