Setting up the recording function using the LCD monitor

Focus Area

You can select your preferred Focus Area according to the shooting conditions.

1.

Press the Menu button in the selectable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECORDING

 

 

 

2.

Select the [RECORDING] menu by pressing

Focus Area

Face Detection

ACB

Self Portrait

 

the Left/Right button.

Voice Memo

Center AF

 

 

Voice Record

Multi AF

 

 

3.

Select the [Focus Area] menu by pressing the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Up/Down button. Then press the Right button

 

 

Back

 

Set

 

again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

￿Face Detection

This mode detects the face of the subject automatically and then sets the focus and exposure. Select this mode for quick and easy portraits.

￿Selectable modes : Auto, Program, Manual, DUAL IS, Photo Help Guide,

Portrait, Children, Beach & Snow

3. The size and position of the auto focus frame is set on the face of the subject automatically.

4.Press the shutter button halfway. The focus frame turns to green when the focus is activated.

5.Press the shutter button fully to take a picture.￿ This function can detect up to 9 people.

￿ When the camera recognises many people at the same time, it will focus on the nearest person.

￿ The Digital zoom is not activated in this mode.

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The face detection does not work when setting the effect mode.

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When the camera detects a target face, the white colour focus

 

frame will be displayed over the target face and the gray colour

1.Select the [Face Detection] submenu by pressing the Up/Down button.

RECORDING

 

Focus Area

Face Detection

ACB

Self Portrait

Voice Memo

 

Center AF

Voice Record

Multi AF

 

focus frame appears over the remaining faces(up to 8). Press the

 

shutter button halfway down to focus on the face and the white

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focus frame turns green.(Total 9)
Return to previous AF mode if face detection failed.

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In some conditions this function cannot work properly.

Back

Set

2. Press the OK button. The Face Detection icon will be displayed on the left side of the LCD monitor

 

- When a person wears dark glasses or some part of the face is

 

hidden.

 

- When the person being photographed does not look at the

￿

camera.

The maximum available Face Detection range is 3m(Wide).

￿ The nearer the subject, the faster the camera can recognize the

 

subject.

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