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Advanced (Recording pictures)
∫ About [š]
The following AF area frames are displayed when the camera detects the
faces.
Yellow:
When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the frame turns green when
the camera is focused.
White:
Displayed when more than one face is detected. Other faces that are the same distance
away as faces within the yellow AF areas are also focused.
•
Under certain picture-taking conditions including the following cases, the facial recognition
function may fail to work, making it impossible to detect faces. [AF MODE] is switched to [ ].
– When the face is not facing the camera
– When the face is at an angle
– When the face is extremely bright or dark
– When there is little contrast on the faces
– When the facial features are hidden behind sunglasses, etc.
– When the face appears small on the screen
– When there is rapid movement
– When the subject is other than a human being
– When the camera is shaking
– When digital zoom is used
– Taking picture underwater
∫ About [ƒ]
•
You can focus on the subject more quickly than in other AF modes.
• The picture may stop moving for a moment before being brought into focus when you press the
shutter button halfway. This is not a malfunction.
∫ Setting up [ ] (AF Tracking)
Note
•
Dynamic tracking function may fail to lock, lose the subject in AF tracking, or track different
subject depending on the recording conditions such as the ones below.
–When the subject is too small
–When the recording location is too dark or bright
–When the subject is moving too fast
–When the background has the same or similar colour to the subject.
–When jitter is occurring
–When using the zoom
–Taking picture underwater
• If it fails to lock, AF area will flash in red, and disappear. Press 4 again.
• AF Tracking will not operate when the subject is not specified, the subject is lost, or has failed
to be tracked. The picture will be taken with [Ø] in [AF MODE] in that case.
• [FACE RECOG.] does not work when AF tracking is active.
• [QUICK AF] will not operate during AF tracking.
• It is not possible to set [ ] in [PANORAMA ASSIST], [STARRY SKY], [FIREWORKS],
[PIN HOLE], [FILM GRAIN], or in the recording motion pictures.
• It is not possible to set [ ] in [B/W], [SEPIA], [COOL], or [WARM] in [COLOR MODE].
• The focus range is 5 cm (Wide)/30 cm (Tele) to ¶.
1 Bring the subject to the AF tracking
frame, and press 4 to lock the subject.
•
AF tracking frame will continuously focus on
the subject's movement once the subject is
recognised.
• AF tracking is turned off when 4 is pressed
again.
Before locking Locked
2 Take the picture.
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