Face Detection - Canon VIXIA HFM300 Instruction Manual

1 Activate the pre-recording function.
• _ appears.
• Repeat, selecting [r_t off], to turn off pre-recording.
2 Press sTARi:JSTQP ,
The scene recorded in the memory will start 3 seconds before
[sTARTisToP was
pressed.
(_ NOTES
• While pre-recording is activated, the camcorder will not emit any notifi-
cation sounds.
• The camcorder will not record the full 3 seconds prior to pressing
_TART/sTOP
if the button was pressed within 3 seconds of having
turned on pre-recording or having finished the previous recording.
• Any of the following actions will deactivate the pre-recording function.
- Leaving the camcorder without any operation for 5 minutes.
- Pressing [,n.-_
or VIDEOSNAP .
- Changing the position of the mode switch.
- Changing the camcorder's operating mode.
- Setting the camcorder to standby mode.
- Changing any of the setup menu settings or changing the following
settings in the FUNC. panel: [Rec. Programs], [White Balance], [AGC
Limit], [Digital Effect] or [Image Stabilizer].
Face Detection
The camcorder automatically detects people's faces and uses this
information to select the optimal settings for beautiful videos and pho-
tos.
Operating modes: 1
66 * Video