Panasonic HDC-SD40, HDC-TM40 Intelligent auto mode, mode, Mode, Scene, button, Effect, person, Normal, Scenery, Portrait, Spotlight, Low light, Other situations, Under a spotlight

Basic

Intelligent auto mode

The following modes appropriate for the condition are set just by pointing the unit to what you want to record.

		Intelligent auto/Manual
		button
		Press this button to switch
		intelligent auto mode/manual
		mode.
		≥ Please refer to page 48 about
		manual mode.
Mode	Scene	Effect
Portrait	When the object is a	Faces are detected and focused
	person	automatically, and the brightness is
		adjusted so it is recorded clearly.
Scenery	Recording outdoors	The whole landscape will be recorded
		vividly without whiting out the
		background sky, which may be very
		bright.
Spotlight	Under a spotlight	Very bright object is recorded clearly.
Low light	Dark room or twilight	It can record very clearly even in a dark
		room or twilight.
Normal	Other situations	Contrast is adjusted automatically for
		clear image.

≥Depending on the recording conditions, the unit may not enter the desired mode.

≥In the portrait, spotlight and low light mode, the face will be surrounded by white frame when detected. In the portrait mode, a subject that is bigger and close to centre of the screen will be surrounded by an orange frame. (l 44)

≥Faces cannot be detected depending on the recording conditions, such as when faces are of certain sizes or at certain tilts or when digital zoom is used.

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