Intelligent auto mode

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

When this unit is purchased, the Intelligent auto mode is set to on.

Intelligent auto button

Press this button to switch on/off the intelligent auto mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mode

Scene/Effect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portrait

 

When the object is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a person

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faces are detected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and focused

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ModeScene/Effect

Normal

Other situations

Contrast is adjusted automatically for clear image.

Modes are selected automatically by the unit, so it may not choose desired mode depending on the recording conditions.

Brightness may change suddenly or flicker when set to on.

In the portrait mode, one that is bigger and close to centre of the screen will be surrounded by an orange frame. (l 61)

Optical image stabilizer function (l 52) is set to on in all modes.

In the following case, faces may not be detected in some recording conditions. jFaces are not full-faces

jFaces tilt

jFaces are not completely exposed (for instance wearing sunglasses)

jThe size of a face is small on the screen. jWhen the digital zoom is used

The function may not operate properly in some recording conditions, even if faces are detected.

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