Panasonic HDC-TM700P/PC AF/AE tracking, Touch the object and lock the target, About target frame

Advanced		AF/AE tracking
(Advanced)	3
Recording

It is possible to set the focus and exposure to the subject specified on the touch screen. The focus and exposure will keep following the subject automatically even if it moves. (Dynamic tracking)

¬Change the mode to or .

1 Touch .

≥ will be displayed on the screen.

≥When [FACE RECOG.] (l 68) is [ON] and a registered face is detected, the target is automatically locked.

2 Touch the object and lock the target.

ATarget frame

≥When you touch the head of the object, the target frame 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 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.)

∫About target frame

≥When target lock fails, the target frame blinks in red and then 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 focuses, and the target cannot be changed.

≥It may track different objects or may not lock the target depending 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 or the AF assist lamp may turn on.

≥AF/AE tracking will be canceled in the following cases.

jWhen the mode is changed jWhen the power is turned off jWhen the Scene mode is set

jSwitch to Intelligent Auto Mode/Manual Mode

jSwitch to face-to-face recording

≥After setting [DISPLAY] to [OFF] if no operation is performed for a few seconds, the operation icon disappears. Touch the screen to display the icon again. When the AF/AE tracking is used, the icon does not disappear.

3 Start recording.

≥When you touch [RETURN], the tracking function will be canceled.

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