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3 If necessary, touch the desired subject on the LCD screen to select a different main subject.
• To select a different person: Touch a face with a gray frame. The face detection frame will change to a double
frame £ (tracking frame, white in AF mode, gray in MF mode). The camcorder will track the subject as it
moves.
• To select other moving subjects: In autofocus mode only, you can touch [£] and then touch any other moving
subject, such as a pet. The frame will change to a white double frame £ (tracking frame). The camcorder
will track the subject as it moves.
• Touch [
] to remove the frame and cancel the tracking.
4 In manual focus mode, the focus guide will appear on the selected main subject if this function is
activated. Use the focus guide as a reference to focus manually.
• In autofocus mode, the camcorder will keep the focus on the main subject and track it as it moves.
Limiting Autofocus to Faces
While using autofocus, you can limit the autofocus function only to cases when a face is detected and use
manual focus otherwise. When a face is detected, the camcorder will automatically keep the subject in focus
and optimize the exposure.
Operating modes:
Set an assignable button to [~ Face Only AF] (A 94) and press the button.
• While face-only AF is activated, the } icon will change to ~.
NOTES
NOTES
• The camcorder may mistakenly detect the faces of non-human subjects. In such case, turn face detection &
tracking off.
• When face detection is activated, the slowest shutter speed used by the camcorder is 1/25.
• Touching somewhere with a color or pattern unique to the subject will make it easier to track. However, if there
is another subject in the vicinity that shares similar characteristics to the selected subject, the camcorder may
start tracking the incorrect subject. Select the desired subject using the "To select other moving subjects"
procedure (step 3, A 54).
• In certain cases, faces may not be detected correctly. Typical examples include:
- Faces extremely small, large, dark or bright in relation to the overall picture.
- Faces turned to the side, upside down, at a diagonal or partially hidden.
• Face detection & tracking cannot be used in the following cases.
- When the shooting mode is set to Q, R or T.
- When the shutter speed used is slower than 1/25.
- When the digital zoom is activated and the zoom ratio is larger than 60x.
- When infrared recording is activated.
- When slow & fast motion recording is activated and the slow motion rate is set to x0.5 (50.00P) or x0.25
(25.00P).
• In certain cases, the camcorder may not be able to track the subject. Typical examples include:
- Subjects extremely small or large in relation to the overall picture.
- Subjects too similar to the background.
- Subjects lacking sufficient contrast.
- Fast moving subjects.
- When shooting indoors with insufficient lighting.
Adjusting the Focus
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