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Auto Back Light, Face Detection, Smile Shutter, Smile Sensitivity, Child Priority, Dual Capture

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Table of Contents Auto Back Light Your camcorder adjusts the exposure for backlit subjects automatically.  On Adjusts the exposure for backlit subjects automatically. Off Does not adjust the exposure for backlit subjects.  Tips  For better face detection performance, shoot the subject(s) under the following conditions:  Shoot in a sufficiently bright place  The subject(s) does not wear glasses, a hat or mask  The subject(s) faces directly towards the camera  If you select a subject which has priority by touching the frame that has appeared around the subject's face, a double-lined frame will appear and that face has priority. Enjoy Useful Functions Face Detection You can set the camcorder to detect a face automatically. Furthermore, you can select which faces (children or adults) the camcorder detects with priority. It adjusts the focus/color/exposure automatically for the face of the selected subject. Also, it adjusts the image quality of face parts more finely, in the case of the high definition image quality (HD) movies.  Auto Detects faces without distinction between adults and children. Child Priority Gives faces of children priority. Adult Priority Gives faces of adults priority. Off ( ) Does not detect faces. Smile Shutter The shutter is released when the camcorder detects a smile.  Dual Capture Only during movie recording, the shutter is released automatically, when the camcorder detects a smile. Always On The shutter is released when the camcorder detects a smile whenever the camcorder is in recording mode. Off ( ) Smiles are not detected, so photos are not recorded automatically.  Notes  Smiles may not be detected depending on recording conditions, subject conditions, and the setting of your camcorder. Smile Sensitivity  Notes  Faces may not be detected depending on recording conditions, subject conditions, and the setting of your camcorder.  [Face Detection] may not function properly depending on recording conditions. Set [Face Detection] to [Off] in this case. Sets the smile detection sensitivity for using the Smile Shutter function. Slight Smile Detects even a slight smile.  Normal Smile Detects a normal smile. Big Smile Detects a big smile. US 73 Index

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Table of Contents
Enjoy Useful Functions
Index
US
Auto Back Light
Your camcorder adjusts the exposure for
backlit subjects automatically.
On
Adjusts the exposure for backlit subjects
automatically.
Off
Does not adjust the exposure for backlit
subjects.
Face Detection
You can set the camcorder to detect a
face automatically. Furthermore, you can
select which faces (children or adults) the
camcorder detects with priority.
It adjusts the focus/color/exposure
automatically for the face of the selected
subject. Also, it adjusts the image quality
of face parts more finely, in the case of the
high definition image quality (HD) movies.
Auto
Detects faces without distinction between
adults and children.
Child Priority
Gives faces of children priority.
Adult Priority
Gives faces of adults priority.
Off (
)
Does not detect faces.
Notes
Faces may not be detected depending on
recording conditions, subject conditions, and
the setting of your camcorder.
[Face Detection] may not function properly
depending on recording conditions. Set [Face
Detection] to [Off] in this case.
Tips
For better face detection performance, shoot the
subject(s) under the following conditions:
Shoot in a sufficiently bright place
The subject(s) does not wear glasses, a hat
or mask
The subject(s) faces directly towards the
camera
If you select a subject which has priority by
touching the frame that has appeared around
the subject’s face, a double-lined frame will
appear and that face has priority.
Smile Shutter
The shutter is released when the camcorder
detects a smile.
Dual Capture
Only during movie recording, the shutter is
released automatically, when the camcorder
detects a smile.
Always On
The shutter is released when the camcorder
detects a smile whenever the camcorder is in
recording mode.
Off (
)
Smiles are not detected, so photos are not
recorded automatically.
Notes
Smiles may not be detected depending on
recording conditions, subject conditions, and
the setting of your camcorder.
Smile Sensitivity
Sets the smile detection sensitivity for using
the Smile Shutter function.
Slight Smile
Detects even a slight smile.
Normal Smile
Detects a normal smile.
Big Smile
Detects a big smile.