Intelligent Auto Mode; Vqt3J95 - Panasonic HDC-SD40 Owner's Manual

Basic

Intelligent Auto Mode

The following modes (appropriate for the condition) are set just by pointing the unit to what
you want to record.
Mode
Portrait
Scenery
Spotlight
Low light
Normal
≥ Depending on the recording conditions, the unit may not enter the desired mode.
≥ In the Portrait, Spotlight and Low light mode, the face will be surrounded by white frame
when detected. In the Portrait mode, a subject that is bigger and close to center of the
screen will be surrounded by an orange frame. (l 55)
≥ Faces cannot be detected depending on the recording conditions, such as when they are
of a certain size or at certain angles or when digital zoom is used.
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Scene
When the object is a
person
Recording outdoors
Under a spotlight
Dark room or twilight
Other situations
Intelligent auto/Manual button
Press this button to switch Intelligent
Auto Mode/Manual Mode.
≥ Please refer to page 59 for details
about Manual Mode.
Effect
Faces are detected and focused
automatically, and the brightness is
adjusted so it is recorded clearly.
The whole landscape will be recorded
vividly without whiting out the background
sky, which may be very bright.
Very bright object is recorded clearly.
It can record very clearly even in a dark
room or twilight.
Contrast is adjusted automatically for
clear images.