Starting Automatic Shooting - Sony Party-Shot IPT-DS2 Operating Instructions Manual

Starting automatic shooting

1 Slide the ON/OFF (power) switch of this unit to ON.
This unit enters standby mode.
2 Set the power switch of the camera to ON.
Automatic shooting starts.
To finish automatic shooting
 Press the MENU (stop) button of this unit to stop automatic shooting.
 Turn off the power of the camera.
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Notes
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Turning this unit off during automatic shooting forcibly turns off the power to this
unit. Do not do this except in an emergency.
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If you lift this unit up during automatic shooting, the unit may determine it to
be an abnormal condition and its motor may stop and automatic shooting may
temporarily stop. In this case, automatic shooting is resumed when you put this unit
back in place.
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The operation/battery indicator rapidly flashes red if you forcibly stop the rotation
or if an external force is applied to this unit during automatic shooting. In this case,
remove the force and then turn this unit off and back on.
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When using this unit in public, be considerate of other people around you.
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You cannot change the camera to play mode during automatic shooting.
Face detection function
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Depending on the shooting environment, sometimes the camera may not detect
faces or may detect things other than faces.
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If the camera does not detect any faces for a period of time, operation of this unit
may pause to save power.
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The camera cannot detect faces that are too close or too far away. The appropriate
distance between a face and the camera is between 1m and 2m.
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This unit automatically turns back on from pause status when a face is detected or if
you press the MENU (stop) button or lift the unit up.
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Note
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Pressing the button too strongly may cause this unit to fall off the dedicated stand.
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Tip
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When "To stop shooting, press Shooting button on Party-shot" is displayed on the
LCD of your camera, press the On-demand shot button of this unit.
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