FaceDetection

The camcorder automatically detects people's faces and uses this

information to select the optimal settings for beautiful videos and pho- tos.

Operating modes:

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_ POINTSTOCHECK

Select a recording program other than [._.8 Night Scene], [8 Low Light] or [)i,'-Fireworks].".

By default, face detection is activated. If the function was turned off, per- form the following procedure to turn it on.

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[FUNC:] @ [MENU] @_Z_

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[Face Detection &Tracking]

@_ [!'_11On L_,']@_[X]

To select the main subject

If there is more than one person in the picture, the camcorder will auto- matically select one person it determines is the main subject. The main subject is indicated by a white face detection frame and the camcorder

will optimize the settings for that person. Other faces will have gray frames.

Touch a different face on the touch screen to optimize the camcorder's settings for that person.

Mainsubject

NOTES

The camcorder may mistakenly detect the faces of non-human sub- jects. In such case, turn face detection off.

In certain cases, faces may not be detected correctly. Typical examples include:

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

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

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Canon HF S20, HF S21 manual FaceDetection