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Taking picture with automatic settings
[INTELLIGENT AUTO] Mode
(Continued)
Recording mode :
Taking pictures with your own settings
[PROGRAM AE] Mode
Recording mode :
About Happy colours
If [COLOR EFFECT] is set to[HAPPY], both still and motion pictures are clearer, with
more vivid colouring.
•
[HAPPY] can only be set in
[INTELLIGENT AUTO] mode.
When setting [HAPPY]
Face Detection and Face Recognition
If the camera automatically identifies the scene and determines that people appear
as subjects in the picture (
or
), Face Detection is activated, and the focus and
exposure are adjusted for the recognised faces. (
→
97)
■
Face Recognition
The faces of people who are taken frequently can be registered together with their
names, ages, and other information.
If pictures are taken with [FACE RECOG.] (
→
78) set to [ON], priority is given to the focus
and exposure adjustments of the faces close to those that have been registered. Also,
the camera memorises detected faces during Face Detection, automatically recognises
faces which are taken frequently, and displays them on the face registration screen.
AF Tracking
Even if a subject where the focus was locked (AF Lock) moves, the camera can continue
to keep it in focus.
Set [AF MODE] to AF tracking
• To cancel AF tracking
→
Press
▲
again.
AF tracking frame
Align the AF tracking frame with the subject, and then lock.
• To cancel AF Lock
→
Press
▼
.
• The optimum scene is detected for the subject
where the focus was locked (AF Lock).
AF Lock successful: Yellow
AF Lock failed: Red (flash)
●
Face recognition will be inactive while using AF tracking.
●
If AF Lock is not successful for certain objects (
→
98)
■
To take motion pictures
(
→
72)
■
To use zoom
(
→
39)
■
To use flash
(
→
47)
■
To adjust picture brightness
(
→
53)
■
To take close-up pictures
(
→
49)
■
To adjust colouring
(
→
96)
●
If a warning is displayed about jitter, use
[STABILIZER], a tripod, or [SELFTIMER].
●
If aperture and shutter speed are shown in red, you do
not have appropriate exposure. You should either use
the flash, change [SENSITIVITY] settings or set [MIN.
SHTR SPEED] to a slower speed.
Aperture value
Shutter speed
Jitter alert
display
Using [REC] menu to change settings and set up your own recording environment.
Turn on the power
Set to
Set to
([PROGRAM AE] Mode)
Take a picture
Press halfway
(press lightly and focus)
Press fully
(press the button all the
way to record)
Focus display
(when focus aligned:
flashing
→
illuminated)
AF area
(Aligns focus with subject;
when complete: red
→
green)
Shutter
button
Zoom lever
