NOTE

• After transferring an audio snapshot to your computer’s

hard disk, you can play back the audio using QuickTime

(page 222).

• The following shows the formats used for storing audio

snapshot data.

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Image Data: JPEG (.JPG extension)

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Audio Data: WAVE/ADPCM (.WAV extension)

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Approximate Audio File Size: 165 KB (30-second

 

recording at 5.5KB per second)

• You cannot turn off the monitor screen by pressing [S]

(DISP) while audio recording is in progress.

•

 

Face Recognition

The face recognition feature gives priority to the human faces in an image for focus and brightness settings. The following describes to two available face recognition modes.

Face

Recognition Description

Mode

Detects human faces and adjusts focus and brightness accordingly.

Normal mode • When multiple faces are detected, image is given to any relatively large face located in

Audio snapshot capabilities are disabled while shooting

with the Triple Self-timer or with a continuous shutter mode.

You can, however, add audio to such a snapshot after you

record it (page 176).

Family First

the center of the image.

Detects human faces. When multiple faces are detected, this mode gives setting priority to the

mode

faces of family members whose faces have been registered using Record Family.

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