Sony Mastering Automatic Tracking Features with EVI Tracking in the EVI-D30 Camcorder

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Advanced Operations

Example of the case when a subject is hardly recognized

Tracking a Subject Automatically

—AT (Auto target tracking) function

You can have the camera memorize certain color and brightness so that it automatically tracks a subject having the memorized color and brightness.

1 AT ON/OFF

AT MODE

P-T DRIVE

 

SETTING

 

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The camera might not recognize a subject if the portion different from the subject in brightness and color, such as the backdrop, is placed together in the frame.

POWER

AE

AUTO ZOOM

 

3 Press the START/STOP button to

 

 

 

 

SELECT

 

3

ENTRY

 

 

 

 

 

LIGHT

 

CAMRA

 

2

 

 

 

 

ZOOM

 

 

 

BACK

 

 

1

 

OFFSET

AUTO

DETECT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AE

 

DISPLAY

 

FOCUS

 

ON/OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AT

 

 

 

ERAME

 

 

 

 

AUTO

 

 

CHASE

 

 

FRAME

 

 

 

 

FAR

NEAR

 

 

MD

START/STOP

 

 

3

4 CHASE

 

 

 

 

 

ON/OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MANUAL

DETA

SCREEN

 

REV

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STD

1

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DATA SCREEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MENU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRAME DISPLAY

6

RESET

 

 

 

3 START/STOP

 

 

PAN

 

 

-TILT/CURSOR

 

 

POSITION

 

-TILT

2

PAN

 

HOME

RESET

 

 

 

 

 

ZOOM·

FAST

 

CURSOR

 

 

T

 

 

SLOW·

 

W

 

 

 

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

activate the AT function.

Try moving the subject to see if the frame tracks it automatically.

AT MODE

WORKING NOW

W

SET

DIRECTION

 

L/R

 

CHASE 1

 

 

 

 

 

When the frame tracks the subject,

 

 

 

 

 

proceed with the step 4.

 

1 Press the AT ON/OFF button to enter

When the frame does not track the

subject, repeat the step 3 until the frame

into the AT setting mode.

 

starts tracking the subject while adjusting the

The frame and setting value appear.

lighting and the position of the subject so that

 

 

 

 

 

the color and brightness of the subject is

AT MODE

P-T DRIVE

 

optimized. If the frame still does not track the

 

subject,

see “If the

subject cannot be

SETTING

 

 

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recognized or captured” on page 17.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frame

4 Repeat pressing the CHASE button to

 

 

 

 

 

CHASE 1

 

 

 

 

select a desired CHASE mode.

 

 

 

 

 

Each time that button is pressed, the mode is

 

 

 

 

 

cyclically changed as follows:

2 Press the arrow button to perform the

CHASE 1

CHASE 2

CHASE 3

 

 

 

pan/tilt operation so that a subject is

 

 

 

placed into the frame.

 

AT MODE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Be sure to

 

 

 

The larger

WORKING NOW

 

AT MODE

P-T DRIVE

 

 

 

place the

the value

 

 

 

subject so

SETTING

 

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is, the

 

 

 

 

 

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that the

 

 

 

more

 

 

 

portion

 

 

 

easily the

 

 

 

uniform in

 

 

 

camera

CHASE 2

 

 

brightness

 

 

 

recognizes

 

 

 

and color

CHASE 1

 

 

the

 

 

 

is in the

 

 

 

subject.

 

 

 

frame.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Contents Color Video Camera Operating InstructionsFor the customers in Canada Owner’s RecordFor customers in the U.S.A Pour les utilisateurs au CanadaAls de kleuren-videocamera niet meer werkt Features Table of Contents Connections Installation Installing batteries Turning on the PowerSetting the Clock Turn on the Power switch at the rear of the main unitHaving the clock displayed To turn off the clock display, pressTo face the camera back to the front Pan/ Tilt Operation10EN If you accidentally move the camera with your handAdjusting the Camera 11ENButtons 1 Having the Camera Memorize the Setting12EN 13EN Recalling the memorized settingCanceling the preset memory Tracking a Subject Automatically 14ENIf the frame is repeatedly extended to the full screen To turn off the setting value and/or frameTo cancel the AT function To keep the size of the memorized subject as isChanging the frame position Fine-tuning the setting16EN Press the OFF SET button to fix the frame positionSubject into the frame Have the camera memorize a subject byPressing the arrow button to move Press the START/STOP button to activate the AT function Detecting Change Taking Place Picture18EN Press the START/STOP button to activate the MD function To cancel the MD functionDecide the position and size of the Frame Press the Menu button to enter into Fine-tuning the settings20EN Adjusting the value of each parameter Adjust each parameterPress the Menu button to complete the setting 21ENLocations of Controls 22ENRemote commander MD adjusting mode AT setting mode 14MD setting mode 18 24ENPrecautions Cleaning the main unit MaintenanceTroubleshooting Replacing the batteries of the remote commanderSpecifications 27EN