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Taking motion pictures
‘MOTION PICTURE mode’
Mode:
Taking pictures with the face recognition
function
Mode:
Face Recognition function
Set ‘FACE RECOG.’ in the REC menu to ‘ON’ to use the following face recognition
functions when taking pictures.
Detect faces close to those that have been registered for priority
focus and exposure adjustment.
Set names for registered faces, which will then be displayed
when the camera Recognises a registered face.
Set ‘AUTO REGISTRATION’ to ‘ON’ to have the camera
remember the faces it Recognises, automatically detect faces
that appear frequently, and display these faces on the face
registration screen.
Names can be displayed during playback, and only pictures featuring certain names
can be displayed with ‘CATEGORY PLAY’ (P.88).
Face registration
Up to 6 faces can be registered with information such as names and birthdays. This
allows for easier recognition of people who frequently appear in your pictures.
Registering from REC menu
A maximum of approx. 15 minutes of continuous motion picture can be recorded. (Even
if there is more than 15 minutes of available space on the card, the available recording
time will be calculated for a maximum of 15 minutes.) To record more than 15 minutes,
press the shutter button again.
Do not block the microphone with your fingers.
Immediately release the shutter button after pressing it. No audio will be recorded for a
few seconds after recording is started if the button is held down.
Easy zoom cannot be used while recording a motion picture.
Camera operation sounds, such as zoom movement and beeps may be recorded.
The zoom speed is slower than normal.
AF MODE is fixed at 1-area-focusing, and stabilizer is fixed at ‘MODE1’.
To fix the focus setting, set ‘CONTINUOUS AF’ to ‘OFF’.
Extra optical zoom and ROTATE DISP. for pictures taken vertically are not available.
‘NATURAL’ and ‘VIVID’ cannot be set for motion picture recording.
Recording automatically ends when there is no more available space. For certain
memory cards, recording may end while in progress.
MultiMediaCards are not supported.
‘QVGA’ in ‘REC QUALITY’ (P.80) only can be recorded to the built-in memory.
Set to
Set the mode dial to
(MOTION PICTURE mode)
.
Start recording
Press halfway
(Adjust the focus)
Press fully
(start recording) Elapsed recording time (approx.)
Remaining recording time
(approx.)
End recording
Press fully
Playing back motion pictures
(P.84)
The illustration shows
the DMC-TZ6.
Microphone
This enables recording of (monaural) audio motion pictures. (Recording with muted sound
is not possible.)
Zoom can also be used during recording.
If the motion picture is
recorded on a memory card, one that is marked as ‘10 MB/s’ or faster on the package is
recommended.
For the operating procedures for the DMC-TZ7, see P.61.
Select ‘FACE RECOG.’ from
the REC menu (P.18)
Select ‘SET’ with
▲▼
, and
press ‘MENU/SET’
Select ‘MEMORY’ with
▲▼
,
and press ‘MENU/SET’
• A list will be displayed if 6 people
have already been registered. Select
a person to replace. This person’s
information will be deleted.
• To change previously registered
faces, select ‘EDIT’, choose the
person to edit, and perform steps
and .
• To delete registrations, select
‘DELETE’, and choose the person to
be deleted.
Use the guidelines to take a
picture
Align eye
positions to the
guidelines
• Non-human faces (i.e. pets, etc.)
cannot be registered.
• Ensure that the person is facing the
camera directly.
Select ‘YES’ with
▲▼
, and
press ‘MENU/SET’
Register name and birthday
on the editing screen
(see next page)
Press ‘MENU/SET’ to close
the window