Operating Instructions

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Recording
∫ Scene Detection
When taking pictures
¢1 Only when [ ] (AUTO) is selected.
¢2 When [Face Recog.] is set to [ON], [ ] will be displayed for birthdays of registered faces
already set only when the face of a person 3 years old or younger is detected.
When recording motion pictures
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[¦] is set if none of the scenes are applicable, and the standard settings are set.
• When [ ], [ ] or [ ] is selected, the camera automatically detects a person’s face, and it
will adjust the focus and exposure. (Face Detection)
• If a tripod is used, for instance, and the camera has judged that camera shake is minimal when
the scene detection has been identified as [ ], the shutter speed will be slower than normal.
Take care not to move the camera while taking pictures.
• An optimum scene for the specified subject will be chosen when set to AF tracking.
• When [Face Recog.] is set to [ON], and the face similar to the registered face is detected, [R] is
displayed in the top right of [ ], [ ] and [ ].
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[i-Portrait]
[i-Scenery]
[i-Macro]
[i-Night Portrait]
¢1
[i-Night Scenery]
[i-Food]
[i-Baby]
¢2
[i-Sunset]
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[i-Portrait]
[i-Scenery]
[i-Low Light]
[i-Macro]
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Due to conditions such as the ones below, a different scene may be identified for the same
subject.
– Subject conditions: When the face is bright or dark, the size, colour and shape of the
subject, the distance to the subject, the contrast of the subject, when the subject is moving
– Recording conditions: Sunset, sunrise, under low brightness conditions, when the camera
is shaken, when zoom is used
• To take pictures in an intended scene, it is recommended that you take pictures in the
appropriate Recording Mode.