Operating Instructions

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VQT2N56
Advanced
Recording
(Advanced)
3
AF/AE tracking
It is possible to set the focus and exposure to the subject specified on the touch screen.
The focus and exposure will keep following the subject automatically even if it moves.
(Dynamic tracking)
¬ Change the mode to or .
1 Touch .
≥ will be displayed on the screen.
≥ When [FACE RECOG.] (l 61) is [ON] and
a registered face is detected, the target is
automatically locked.
2 Touch the object and lock the
target.
A Target frame
≥ When you touch the head of the object,
the target frame on the head gets locked
and tracking starts.
≥ Touch the object to be changed again
when you want to change the target.
≥ When the Intelligent auto mode is
selected, the setting becomes
(Normal) and touched object is tracked.
Selection becomes (Portrait) when
target frame is locked on head.
(It may turn
to (Normal) even if the target is locked
on the face when a spotlight is shining or
with a dark scene.)
3 Start recording.
≥ When you touch [CANCEL], the tracking
function will be cancelled.
∫ About target frame
≥ When target lock fails, the target frame
blinks in red and then disappears. Touch a
characteristic part (colour etc.) on the object
to lock onto it again.
≥ When the button is pressed halfway in
still picture recording mode, the focus is set
to the object that is locked. The target
frame turns green when it focuses, and the
target cannot be changed.
≥ It may track different objects or may not
lock the target depending on the recording
conditions such as the following:
jWhen the object is too large or too small
jWhen colour of the object is similar to
the background
jWhen the scene is dark
≥ When the target is locked in still picture
recording mode, the screen may become
dark or the AF assist lamp may turn on.
≥ AF/AE tracking will be cancelled in the
following cases.
jWhen the mode is changed
jWhen the power is turned off
jWhen the scene mode is set
jSwitch to Intelligent auto mode/Manual
mode
jSwitch to face-to-face recording
≥ After setting [DISPLAY] to [OFF] if no
operation is performed for a few seconds,
the operation icon disappears. Touch the
screen to display the icon again. When the
AF/AE tracking is used, the icon does not
disappear.