Basic recording

RECORDING WITH EASE FOR BEGINNERS (SMART AUTO)

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

This product automatically detects

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the recording conditions when you

 

align a subject in the LCD screen and

 

optimises the product settings. An

 

appropriate scene icon appears at the

 

LCD screen.

 

<When recording at night>

Scene icons

Meaning

Appears when recording indoors. (Indoor)

Appears when recording at night. (Night)

Appears when recording a very bright scene. (snowy landscape/ski slope)

Appears when recording people. (Portrait)

• When the product fails to recognise the recording situation, it records in the

basic settings ().

• When you set the Smart Filter function, it records in the basic settings

().

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

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

• When you set the Face Detection to On, the Portrait ( ) mode can be activated in Smart Auto mode. ￿page 50

USING UNDERWATER MODE

The product provides general water-proof performance which enables the underwater mode to record clear video under water.

Press the Underwater ( ) button in the standby mode.

•The underwater mode On and Off alternate each time you press it.

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• When you finish recording under water, turn the underwater mode off.

•Read and understand cautions on underwater recording before use. ￿pages ii~iii

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