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Recording
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Scene Detection
When taking pictures
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1 Only when [
] (AUTO) is selected.
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2 When [Face Recog.] is set to [ON], [
] will be displayed for birthdays of registered faces
already set only when the face of a person 3 years old or younger is detected.
When recording motion pictures
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[
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] is set if none of the scenes are applicable, and the standard settings are set.
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When [
], [
] or [
] is selected, the camera automatically detects a person’s face, and it
will adjust the focus and exposure.
(Face Detection)
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If a tripod is used, for instance, and the camera has judged that camera shake is minimal when
the scene detection has been identified as [
], the shutter speed will be slower than normal.
Take care not to move the camera while taking pictures.
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An optimum scene for the specified subject will be chosen when set to AF tracking.
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When [Face Recog.] is set to [ON], and the face similar to the registered face is detected, [R] is
displayed in the top right of [
], [
] and [
].
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[i-Portrait]
[i-Scenery]
[i-Macro]
[i-Night Portrait]
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1
[i-Night Scenery]
[i-Food]
[i-Baby]
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2
[i-Sunset]
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[i-Portrait]
[i-Scenery]
[i-Low Light]
[i-Macro]
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Due to conditions such as the ones below, a different scene may be identified for the same
subject.
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Subject conditions: When the face is bright or dark, the size, color and shape of the subject,
the distance to the subject, the contrast of the subject, when the subject is moving
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Recording conditions: Sunset, sunrise, under low brightness conditions, when the camera
is shaken, when zoom is used
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To take pictures in an intended scene, it is recommended that you take pictures in the
appropriate Recording Mode.