Af/Ae Tracking - Panasonic HDC-SD600 Operating Instructions Manual

Advanced
3
Recording
(Advanced)
It is possible to set the focus and exposure to the subject specified on the touch screen.
The focus and exposure will keep following the subject automatically even if it moves.
(Dynamic tracking)
¬ Change the mode to
1
Touch
will be displayed on the screen.
≥
≥ When [FACE RECOG.] (l 55) is [ON] and
a registered face is detected, the target is
automatically locked.
2
Touch the object and lock the
target.
A Target frame
≥ When you touch the head of the object,
the target frame on the head gets locked
and tracking starts.
≥ Touch the object to be changed again
when you want to change the target.
≥ When the intelligent auto mode is
selected, the setting becomes
(Normal) and touched object is tracked.
Selection becomes
target frame is locked on a face. (It may
turn to (Normal) even if the target is
locked on the face when a spotlight is
shining or with a dark scene.)
3
Start recording.
≥ When you touch [CANCEL], the tracking
function will be cancelled.
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(Portrait) when
∫ About target frame
≥ When target lock fails, the target frame
blinks in red and then disappears. Touch a
characteristic part (colour etc.) on the
object to lock onto it again.
≥ When the button is pressed halfway
in still picture recording mode, the focus is
set to the object that is locked. The target
frame turns green when it focuses, and
the target cannot be changed.
≥ It may track different objects or may not
lock the target depending on the recording
conditions such as the following:
j When the object is too large or too small
j When colour of the object is similar to
the background
j When the scene is dark
≥ When the target is locked in still picture
recording mode, the screen may become
dark or the AF assist lamp may turn on.
≥ AF/AE tracking will be cancelled in the
following cases.
j When the mode is changed
j When the unit is turned off
j When the scene mode is set
j Switch to intelligent auto mode/manual
mode
j Switch to recording of yourself.
≥ After setting [DISPLAY] to [OFF] if no
operation is performed for a few seconds,
the operation icon disappears. Touch the
screen to display the icon again. When the
AF/AE tracking is used, the icon does not
disappear.