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It is possible to set the focus and exposure to the subject specifi ed on the touch screen.
The focus and exposure will keep following the s ubject automatically even if it moves.
1Touch .
≥When [FACE RECOG.] (l64) is [ON] and a registered face is detected, the target is
automatically locked.

2Touch the object and lock the target.

≥When you touch the head of the object, the target fram e on
the head gets locked and tracking starts.
≥Touch the object to be changed again when you want to
change the target.
≥When the Intelligent Auto Mode or Intelligent Aut o Plus Mode
is selected, the setting becomes / (Normal) and
touched object is tracked. Selection becomes /
(Portrait) when target frame is locked on a face. (It may turn to
/ (Normal) even if the target is locked on the face when a spotlight is shining or with a
dark scene.)

3Start recording.

∫About target frame
≥When target lock fails, the target frame blinks in red and th en disappears. Touch a characteristic
part (color etc.) on the object to lock onto it again.
≥When the button is pressed halfway in Still Picture Recording Mode, the focus is set to the
object that is locked. The target frame turns green when it focuse s, and the target cannot be
changed.
≥This function cannot be used in Manual Mode. In Still Picture R ecording Mode, it can only be
used with some settings in Scene Mode.
≥It may track different objects or may not lock the target dependin g on the recording conditions
such as the following:
jWhen the object is too large or too small
jWhen color of the object is similar to the background
jWhen the scene is dark
≥When the target is locked in Still Picture Recording Mode, the screen may become dark.
≥AF/AE tracking will be canceled in the following cases.
jWhen the mode is changed
jWhen the unit is turned off
jTouch the Recording Mode button icon
jSwitch to recording of yourself
AF/AE tracking
ATarget frame