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Capturing Subjects Clearly (TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF)
Capturing Subjects Clearly (TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF)
“TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF” is a function that adjusts focus and brightness based on a tapped position.
This function is available for both videos and still images.
Open the LCD monitor.
Set the recording mode to either 
video or 
still image.
To switch the mode between video and still image, tap or on the recording screen to display the mode switching screen.
Tap or to switch the mode to video or still image respectively.
Tap “MENU”.
The top menu appears.
Tap “RECORD SETTING”.
Tap “TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF”.
Tap 
to exit the menu.
Tap 
to return to the previous screen.
Tap the desired setting.
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
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OFF |
Deactivates the function. |
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FACE TRACKING |
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COLOR TRACKING |
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AREA SELECT |
AREA SELECT in TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF is only available within the optical zoom range. (unavailable when digital zoom is being used) |
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.)
appears on the screen. Recording is performed while tracking and automatically adjusting the tapped color (subject) with appropriate focus. In addition, a blue frame appears around the tapped color (subject).
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 “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
“AREA SELECT” is not available while the digital zoom is in use.