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RECORDING WITH AUTO SCENE DETECTION (SMART AUTO)

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

1.Press the SMART AUTO button.

•The Smart Auto () icon is appears on the LCD screen.

2.Align your subject in the frame.

•The camcorder automatically detects the scene as it aligns the focus.

•The scene icon for the detected scene appears on the LCD screen.

Appears when recording at night. (Night)

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

Appears when recording outdoor scene. (Landscape)

Appears when recording with close-up. (Macro)

Appears when recording fast moving subjects. (Action)

Appears when recording portraits. (Portrait)

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moving subjects>

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

() or Photo () button.

4.To cancel Smart Auto mode, press the SMART AUTO button again.

• When the camcorder fails to recognise the recording situations, it records in the basic setting ().

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

•The camcorder cannot detect the portrait mode according to the direction or the brightness of faces.

•If the camcorder detects more than one scene at the same time, Smart Auto prioritizes as follows: Night  Backlight  Portrait  Macro  Action  Landscape

a)If Night and Portrait are detected at the same time, then Night is selected and the corresponding icon appears.

b)If Backlight and Portrait are detected at the same time, then Backlight is selected and

32corresponding icon appears.