-Faces extremely small, large, dark or bright in relation to the overall picture.

-Faces turned to the side, at a diagonal or partially hidden.

•Face detection cannot be used when the shutter speed used is slower than 1/30 (1/24 if the frame rate is set to [EPF24]) or when the digital zoom is activated at more than 40x zoom (dark blue area on the zoom bar).

•When face detection is activated, the slowest shutter speed used by the camcorder is 1/30 (1/24 if the frame rate is set to [EPF24]).

Touch & Track

When recording a group of people using face detection, the camcorder will automatically detect one person as the main subject. You can use Touch & Track to tell the camcorder to track and optimize settings for a different person. You can also use Touch & Track to always keep in focus other moving subjects, such as pets or moving vehicles.

Operating modes:

1Make sure face detection is activated (093).Face detection is always activated in mode.

2Point the camcorder at a moving subject and touch the subject on the touch screen.

•A white double frame will appear around the subject and track it as it moves.•Touch [Cancel z] to remove the frame and cancel the tracking.

NOTES

•Touching somewhere with a color or pattern unique to the subject will make it easier to track. However, if there is another subject in the vicinity that shares similar characteristics to the selected subject, the cam- corder may start tracking the incorrect subject. Touch the screen again to select the desired subject.

•In certain cases, Touch & Track may not be able to track the subject. Typical examples include:

-Subjects extremely small or large in relation to the overall picture.-Subjects too similar to the background.-Subjects lacking sufficient contrast.

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