Recording Movies and Photos

Rating Scenes

You can turn on the scene rating option in recording mode with the 8 [Rate Scenes (Recording)] setting. Immediately after recording a scene, you will have the option to rate it by

touching one of the rating buttons; you can also touch [ ] or [a] to leave the scene unrated. Later you can play back scenes and perform other scene operations by rating.

38You can rate scenes while the camcorder is in mode but you must change the setting

described above in or mode. About AUTO mode•Only the following functions are available in mode.-Zoom (050).-Quick Start (042).-Video snapshot (078).

-Advanced image stabilization modes (053) to shoot video while walking or to stabilize the shot while zooming in on faraway subjects (telephoto).

-Face detection (047) to get beautiful shots of people every time, tracking the subject even if the person moves.

-Touch & Track (048) to track other moving subjects, keeping them in focus and using the best settings to record them.

-Story Creator (097) to transform your movies into compelling video stories by following simple scripts for various scenarios.

-Decoration (0102) to add graphical elements using stamps, drawings, image mix and more.

About the Smart AUTO function

In mode, the camcorder will automatically detect certain characteristics of the subject, background, lighting conditions, etc. It will then adjust various settings (focus, exposure, color, image stabilization, image quality, among others), selecting the best settings for the scene you want to shoot. The Smart AUTO icon will change to one of the following icons.