Face Func. Set; (Items To Set Face Function); Smile Shutter - Sony Handycam HDR-CX12 Handbook

FACE FUNC. SET

(Items to set face function)

Touch , then .
If the item is not on the screen, touch
/ to change the page.
How to set
(HOME) menu  page 59
(OPTION) menu  page 76
The default settings are marked with .
FACE DET. SETTING
You can adjust the settings for the FACE
DETECTION function.
FACE DETECTION
Detects the faces of your subjects
and adjusts the focus/color/exposure
automatically. Also, it adjusts the faces to
fine image quality more clearly for HD
(high definition) images.
 ON (
)
Detects faces.
OFF
Not detects faces.

Notes
Faces may not be detected depending on

recording conditions, subject conditions, and
the setting of your camcorder.
[FACE DETECTION] may not function

properly depending on recording conditions.
Set [FACE DETECTION] to [OFF] in this case.
 Tips
The detected faces are recorded in Face Index,

however some faces may not be.
Also, there is a limit to the number of faces that
can be recorded in Face Index.
To play back from the Face Index, see page 33.
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FRAME SETTING
Sets whether to display the detection frame
or not when a face is detected by [FACE
DETECTION] or [DETECTION SET].
 ON
Displays the detection frame.
Orange frame: A face targeted for
possible smile detection shot.
DETECTION SET
FACE DETECTION
OFF
Does not display the detection frame.

Notes
The detection frame does not appear while

using mirror mode (p. 29).

SMILE SHUTTER

You can adjust the settings for the SMILE
SHUTTER.
DETECTION SET
The shutter is released when the camcorder
detects a smile.
 DUAL CAPTURE (
Only during movie recording, the shutter
is released automatically, when the
camcorder detects a smile.
ALWAYS ON (
)
The shutter is released when the
camcorder detects a smile whenever the
camcorder is in recording mode.
OFF
Smiles are not detected so still images are
not recorded automatically.
White frame: Detects faces
)