Recording with ease for beginners (SMART AUTO)

User-friendly SMART AUTO optimises your camcorder to the recording conditions automatically, providing beginners with the best performance.

1 Press the [Home (  )] button touch Smart Auto.

Smart Auto

Manual

Art Film

Art Time

Vertical HD

Album

Lapse

Recording

 

 

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2 Align your subject in the frame.

•The camcorder automatically detects the scene (Landscape, etc.) and adjusts the camcorder settings accordingly.

•The appropriate scene icon appears on the LCD screen.

STBY 00:00:00 [253Min]

3 To record the video or photo, press the [Recording start/ stop] button.

Icon Description

Appears when the camcorder fails to recognise the recording situations.

Appears when recording at night. (Night)

Appears when recording images of landscapes with backlighting. (Backlight)

Appears when recording people. (Portrait)

Appears when recording a very bright scene. (White)

Appears when recording an outdoor scene. (Landscape)

Appears when recording images using close-up. (Macro)

Appears when recording images of clear skies. (Blue sky)

Appears when recording images of forested areas. (Natural green)

Appears when recording images of sunsets. (Sunset)

• Most settings are automatically adjusted in the Smart Auto mode. To set or adjust functions on your own, select Manual on the Home screen.

•The camcorder may not select the correct scene depending on shooting conditions, such as camcorder shake, lighting, and distance to the subject.

•The camcorder may not detect the portrait mode depending on the orientation or the brightness of faces.

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