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Capturing Subjects Clearly (TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF)

“TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF” is a function that adjusts focus and brightness based on a tapped position.
By registering the face of a person beforehand, you can enable tracking of the person even without specific selection during recording.
This function is available for both videos and still images.

Open the LCD monitor.

MoviePhoto

Set the recording mode to either MOVIE video or PHOTO still image.

To switch the mode between video and still image, tap MOVIE or PHOTO on the recording screen to display the mode switching screen.
Tap MOVIE or PHOTO to switch the mode to video or still image respectively. (You can also use the MOVIE / PHOTO button on this unit.)

Tap “MENU”.

Tap MENU

The shortcut menu appears.

Tap “MENU” in the shortcut menu.

MENU OTHERS

Tap “TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF”.

TOUCH PRIORITY AEAF

Tap Cursor_Up or Cursor_Down to move upward or downward for more selection.

Tap batsu to exit the menu.

Tap RETURN to return to the previous screen.

Tap the desired setting.

TOUCH PRIORITY AEAF1-2
TOUCH PRIORITY AEAF PHOTO-2

Focus and brightness will be adjusted automatically based on the tapped position (face/color/area). A blue frame appears around the selected subject (face/color), while a white frame appears around the selected area.

To reset, tap the desired position (face/color/area) again.

To cancel “FACE TRACKING” or “COLOR TRACKING”, tap the blue frame.

To cancel “AREA SELECT”, tap the white frame.

Setting Details

OFF

Deactivates the function.

FACE TRACKING

Tracking_face appears on the screen. Recording is performed while tracking and automatically adjusting the tapped face (subject) with appropriate focus and brightness. In addition, a blue frame appears around the tapped face (subject). (When the face of a person is registered, it becomes the main subject and the blue frame appears even without specific selection.)

COLOR TRACKING

Tracking_color appears on the screen. Recording is performed while tracking and automatically adjusting the tapped color (subject) with appropriate brightness. In addition, a blue frame appears around the tapped color (subject).

AREA SELECT

Tracking_area appears on the screen. Recording is performed while automatically adjusting the tapped area (fixed position) with appropriate focus and brightness. In addition, a white frame appears around the tapped area.

Memo

  • When “TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF” is set, “FOCUS” will be set to “AUTO” automatically.
  • Tap the selected position (face/color/area) again to cancel the setting. (Setting remains for registered faces.)
  • Tap on an unselected position (face/color/area) to reset.
  • If the camera loses track of a subject, tap the subject again.
  • Settings are canceled when zoom operation is performed. ( “AREA SELECT” only)
  • When “FACE TRACKING” is set after face registration, the blue frame appears around the face with the highest priority registered.
  • When recording registered faces using “FACE TRACKING”, focus and brightness will be adjusted automatically even without specific selection. In addition, registered faces may be tracked back again even if they are lost. Therefore, it is recommended to register the faces that are often being recorded by this camera beforehand.
  • When “COLOR TRACKING” is set, the targeted subject (color) may change if similar colors are detected. In this case, tap the subject again. The targeted subject (color) may also be tracked back again if it appears in the center of the screen within a specific time.

Caution

  • Subjects near the sides of the LCD monitor may not respond or be recognized when tapped. In this case, move the subject to the center and tap again.
  • “FACE TRACKING” may not work properly depending on the shooting conditions (distance, angle, brightness, etc.) and the subject (direction of face, etc.). It is also particularly difficult to detect faces in backlight.
  • “COLOR TRACKING” may not function properly in the following cases:
    - when recording subjects with no contrast
    - when recording subjects that are moving at high speed
    - when recording in a dark place
    - when the surrounding brightness changes
  • When “FACE TRACKING” is set, the subject may be lost if the camera is moved vertically or horizontally very fast. For unregistered faces, they cannot be tracked back again. To track back the subject, tap on it again.
    For registered faces, focus and brightness will be adjusted automatically even without specific selection. In addition, registered faces may be tracked back again even if they are lost. Therefore, it is recommended to register the faces that are often being recorded by this camera beforehand.