Advanced recording

Face Detection

Face Detection detects and recognizes face-like shapes and adjusts focus, color, and exposure automatically. Also, it adjusts recording conditions so that they are optimized for the face detected.

Select the recording ( ) mode by pressing the [MODE] button. ¬page 26

Examples of the Face detection mode

When you set Face detection to On, the face detection frame appears around faces as shown in the figure below.

The camcorder can detect up to three faces.

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1Press the [MENU] button p

[Control (Left/Right)] button p Face Detection.

2Select the desired submenu item with the [Control (Up/Down)] button, and then press the [Control (OK)] button.

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Face Detection

Off

On

Exit

• The Face Detection indicator ( ) and Face Detection frame (

 

)

are not recorded.

 

 

• Face Detection may not operate depending on the recording

conditions. For example, the Face Detection frame may appear on a

'face-like' shape, even when the subject is not a person's face. If this

3To exit the menu, press the [MENU] button.

Submenu Items

Items

 

Use

 

On-screen

 

 

display

 

 

 

 

Off

 

To disable the function.

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

 

To detect faces automatically and set the optimal

 

 

 

recording values.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

occurs, turn off the Face Detection function.

• The Face Detection frame will not work on the side of a person's

face or if the illumination is too low. You must be facing subjects

‘head-on’ and have enough illumination.

• You can also set the face detection with the shortcut menu.

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Samsung HMX-F80BN user manual Face Detection, Examples of the Face detection mode, To exit the menu, press the Menu button