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Basic recording
RECORDING WITH EASE FOR BEGINNERS
(SMART AUTO)
User-friendly SMART AUTO optimizes your product for the recording
conditions automatically, providing beginners with the best
performance.
This product automatically detects
the recording conditions when you
align a subject in the LCD screen and
optimizes the product settings. A
scene icon that matches the conditions
appears on the LCD screen.
Scene icons
Meaning
Appears when recording indoors. (Indoor)
Appears when recording at night. (Night)
Appears when recording a very bright scene.
(snowy landscape/ski slope)
Appears when recording people. (Portrait)
When the product fails to recognize the recording situation, the product
records in the basic settings (
).
When you set the Smart Filter function, the product records in the basic
settings (
).
The product may not select the correct scene depending on shooting
conditions, such as product shake, lighting, and distance to the subject.
The product may not detect the portrait mode depending on the orientation
or the brightness of faces.
When you set the Face Detection to On, the Portrait (
) mode can be
activated in Smart Auto mode.
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USING UNDERWATER MODE
The product provides general water-proof performance which
enables the underwater mode to record clear video under water.
Press the
Underwater
( ) button in the standby mode.
The underwater mode alternately turns on and off each time you
press the Underwater button.
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STBY
When you finish recording under water, turn the underwater mode
off.
Read and understand cautions on underwater recording before use.
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