Face Detection & Ae Mode - Panasonic HDC-SD9PC Operating Instructions Manual

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Recording
(Basic)
When a subject is backlit and appears darker, this function detects the face and automatically adjusts
the brightness and picture quality so that the face is recorded clearly.
¬ Operate the mode switch to select
In the face detection & AE mode, detected faces
appear with frames. Up to 5 frames are
indicated. Larger faces and faces nearer to the
center of the screen take preference over others.
Faces that do not appear completely on the
screen are not detected.
≥ The face detection frame disappears when the
button is pressed halfway.
≥ In the following case, faces may not be
detected in some recording conditions.
jFaces are not full-faces
jFaces tilt
jFaces are extremely bright or dark
jShadows on faces are a few
jFaces are not completely exposed (for
instance wearing sunglasses)
jThe size of a face is small on the screen.
jThe subject moves quickly.
jWhen the hand shakes
jWhen the digital zoom is used
jWhen the unit is tilted
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Face detection & AE mode
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Face detection & AE button
Press this button to switch on/off the face
detection & AE mode.
≥ [
] appears on the screen.
≥ In the following cases, the function may not
operate properly even if faces are detected. If
this occurs, turn off this function.
jNonhuman subjects are recognized as
faces.
jWhen the brightness or quality cannot be
adjusted clearly since scenes are extremely
dark, or the areas around the faces or the
background is extremely bright.
≥ There is no function to focus preferentially on a
face that is detected.
≥ Since the brightness of the entire image is
adjusted to record faces more vividly,
brightness may change suddenly or images
may flicker under some recording conditions.
≥ When the face detection frame disappears due
to zooming, the brightness may change
suddenly or the images may flicker.
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