JVC Gze205 User Manual

							During SettingAfter SettingNote
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Animation (effect) appears when
smiles are detected.
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Animation (effect) appears when
smiles are detected.
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Animation (effect) appears when
smiles are detected.
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Animation (effect) appears when
smiles are detected.
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Animation (effect) appears when the screen is touched.Recording41 
						

							Capturing Subjects Clearly (TOUCH PRIORITYAE/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.
1 Open the LCD monitor.
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0Set the recording mode to either  A video or  B still image.
0 To switch the mode between video and still image, tap  A or  B on the
recording screen to display the mode switching screen.
Tap  A or  B to switch the mode to video or still image respectively.
(You can also use the  A/B  button on this unit.)
2 Tap “MENU”.
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0The shortcut menu appears.
3 Tap “MENU” in the shortcut menu.
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4Tap “TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF”.
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0Tap  3 or  2 to move upward or downward for more selection.
0 Tap  L to exit the menu.
0 Tap  J to return to the previous screen.
5 Tap the desired setting.
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0Focus 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.
0 To reset, tap the desired position (face/color/area) again.
0 To cancel “FACE TRACKING” or “COLOR TRACKING”, tap the blue
frame.
0 To cancel “AREA SELECT”, tap the white frame.SettingDetailsOFFDeactivates the function.FACE
TRACKINGe  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
TRACKINGf  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
SELECTg  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 : 
0 When “TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF” is set, “FOCUS” will be set to “AUTO”
automatically.
0 Tap the selected position (face/color/area) again to cancel the setting.
(Setting remains for registered faces.)
0 Tap on an unselected position (face/color/area) to reset.
0 If the camera loses track of a subject, tap the subject again.
0 Settings are canceled when zoom operation is performed. (“AREA
SELECT” only)
0 When “FACE TRACKING” is set after face registration, the blue frame
appears around the face with the highest priority registered.
0 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.
“Registering Human Face Personal Authentication Information”
( A  p. 46)
0 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 appearsin the center of the screen within a specific time.Caution : 
0 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.
0 “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.
0 “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
0 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 betracked back again even if they are lost. Therefore, it is recommended to register the faces that are often being recorded by this camera
beforehand.
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							“Registering Human Face Personal Authentication Information”
( A  p. 46)Capturing Smiles Automatically (SMILE SHOT)
“SMILE SHOT” automatically captures a still image upon detection of a
smile.
This function is available for both videos and still images.
Set “TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF” to “FACE TRACKING” before selecting
“SMILE SHOT”.
“Capturing Subjects Clearly (TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF)” ( A p. 42)
1
Open the LCD monitor.
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0Set the recording mode to either  A video or  B still image.
0 To switch the mode between video and still image, tap  A or  B on the
recording screen to display the mode switching screen.
Tap  A or  B to switch the mode to video or still image respectively.
(You can also use the  A/B  button on this unit.)
2 Tap “MENU”.
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0The shortcut menu appears.
3 Tap “MENU”. (Go to step 4.)
Alternatively, tap “SMILE SHOT”( 8) in the shortcut menu. (Go to step
5.)
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4Tap “SMILE SHOT”.
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0Tap  3 or  2 to move upward or downward for more selection.
0 Tap  L to exit the menu.
0 Tap  J to return to the previous screen.
5 Tap “ON”.
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0Tap  L to exit the menu as the previous screen appears.
6 Point the camera toward the human subject.
0 A still image is automatically captured when smiles are detected.
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0PHOTO lights up when a still image is being captured.
0 You can display the name and smile level (%) together with the frame
by setting “SMILE%/NAME DISPLAY” in the menu to “ON” before
recording.
“Setting SMILE%/NAME DISPLAY” ( A p. 48)
Memo : 
0
The camera is able to detect up to 16 faces. Smile levels will be displayed
for up to 3 of the largest faces displayed on the screen.
0 This function may not work properly depending on the shooting conditions
(distance, angle, brightness, etc.) and the subject (direction of face, smile level, etc.). It is also difficult to detect a smile in backlight.
0 After a smile is detected and captured, it takes time before the next
recording may be performed.
0 “SMILE SHOT” does not work in the following cases:
- when menu is being displayed
- when remaining recording time or battery power is being displayed - when “FACE SUB-WINDOW” is set
- when “ANIMATION EFFECT” is set
- when “AUTO REC” is set
- when “DATE/TIME RECORDING” is set
“Recording while Displaying a Magnified View of a Selected Face (FACE
SUB-WINDOW)” ( A p. 45)
“Recording with Animation Effects” ( A p. 39)Caution : 
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If “TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF” is not set to “FACE TRACKING”, “SMILE
SHOT” will not work.
0 If appropriate results cannot be obtained, record with “SMILE SHOT” set
to “OFF”.
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							Recording while Displaying a Magnified View of a Selected
Face (FACE SUB-WINDOW)
You can record while viewing both the overall image of the scene and
magnified image of a subject’s expression. Frames appear around the faces
that can be magnified. Tap a frame to track and magnify the face in a sub-
window.
1 Open the LCD monitor.
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0Check if the recording mode is  A.
0 If the mode is  B still image, tap  B on the recording screen to display
the mode switching screen.
Tap  A to switch the mode to video. (You can also use the  A/B  button
on this unit.)
2 Tap “MENU”.
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0The shortcut menu appears.
3 Tap “MENU” in the shortcut menu.
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4Tap “FACE SUB-WINDOW”.
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5Tap on the frame of the face to magnify.
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0When the face within a frame is tapped, it is displayed in a sub-
window. The display position of the sub-window is set automatically
according to the position of the tapped face.
0 The frame of the tapped face changes to blue.
0 When the tapped face disappears from the screen, the sub-window
disappears too. When the face reappears on the screen., the sub-
window is displayed again automatically.
0 To exit “FACE SUB-WINDOW”, tap “ L”.
Caution : 
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Take note of the following when “FACE SUB-WINDOW” is set.
- Functions such as digital zoom, zoom operation on the touch screen,
simultaneous still image recording, “TIME-LAPSE RECORDING”, and
“AUTO REC” are not available.
- Settings such as “FOCUS” and “BRIGHTNESS ADJUST” are set to
“AUTO” automatically.
- If “TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF” is set to FACE TRACKING, appropriate
focus and brightness will be adjusted for the person displayed in the sub- window.
- “ANIMATION EFFECT” is not available.
0 The sub-window display will also be recorded.
Memo : 
0When a face is magnified and displayed in the sub-window, only the name
of the person will be displayed.
(When a face is not registered, the name of the person will not be
displayed.)
0 The face sub-window mode is canceled when the power is turned off.
0 Frames do not appear around the faces in the face sub-window mode as
easily as in the other modes. They appear around the faces that can be
magnified only. The frames do not appear in the following cases:
- when the face of the subject is extremely small
- when the surrounding is too dark or too bright
- when the face appears horizontal or slanted
- when the face appears bigger than the sub-window (such as when it is zoomed in)
- when a part of the face is hidden
“Registering Human Face Personal Authentication Information”
( A  p. 46)Recording45 
						

							Registering Human Face PersonalAuthentication Information
By registering the face of a person beforehand, focus and brightness can be adjusted automatically by the face tracking function. Up to 6 faces, together
with names and priority levels, can be registered.
It is recommended to register the faces that are often being recorded by this
camera beforehand.1 Open the LCD monitor.
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0Set the recording mode to either  A video or  B still image.
0 To switch the mode between video and still image, tap  A or  B on the
recording screen to display the mode switching screen.
Tap  A or  B to switch the mode to video or still image respectively.
(You can also use the  A/B  button on this unit.)
2 Tap “MENU”.
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0The shortcut menu appears.
3 Tap “MENU” in the shortcut menu.
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4Tap “FACE REGISTRATION”.
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0Tap  3 or  2 to move upward or downward for more selection.
0 Tap  L to exit the menu.
0 Tap  J to return to the previous screen.
5 Tap “REGISTER NEW FACE”.
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6Point the camera toward the human subject.
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0Information is collected before face registration recording. The frame
appears blinking while information is being collected.
0 Adjust to fit the face within the frame while it is blinking. The frame
stops blinking and lights up after information collection is complete.
0 To cancel the registration, tap “STOP”.
When “CANCEL FACE RECOGNITION?” appears, tap “YES” to
return to the normal recording mode.
7 Tap “RECORD” and record the face from the front.
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0A face is captured to be used on the face registration index screen.
0 Other than tapping “RECORD”, you can also record by pressing the
SNAPSHOT button fully.
0 A sound can be heard when recording is complete.
0 To cancel the registration, tap “STOP”.
When “CANCEL FACE RECOGNITION?” appears, tap “YES” to
return to the normal recording mode.
8 Tap “YES” to continue recording.
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0To proceed to collect face information in the four directions of up,
down, left, and right, tap “YES”. It is recommended to continue
recording to increase the accuracy of face recognition.
0 To end face registration recording, tap “NO”. Go to step 11.
9 Rotate the face slowly in four directions to register the face information.
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0Rotate the face slowly while looking at the camera. A sound can be
heard when recording is complete for each direction. (4 times in total)
Repeat the step until recording (registration) is complete for all
directions.
0 Registration of the four directions may fail depending on the shooting
environment. In this case, tap “STOP” to cancel recording, then tap
“NO” and go to step 11.
0 If the face cannot be properly recognized during recording, register
the face again.
10 Face the camera with a smiling face.
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0Recording starts automatically. Using the smile % display as a
reference, smile such that the value is as high as possible.
0 A sound can be heard when recording is complete.
0 To cancel recording of smiling face and proceed to enter a name, tap
“STOP”, then tap “NO” and go to step 11.
11 Tap “OK”.
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0Tapping “OK” registers the recorded face and the screen for entering
a name appears.
0 To cancel the registration, tap “STOP”.
When “CANCEL FACE RECOGNITION?” appears, tap “YES” to
return to the normal recording mode.
12 Tap on the on-screen keyboard to enter a name, then tap “REG.”.
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0Tap “DELETE” to delete a character.
0 Tap “CANCEL” to exit.
0 Tap “A/a/1” to select character input type from upper case letter, lower
case letter, and number.
0 Tap  E or  F to move one space to the left or right.
0 Up to 8 characters can be entered.
0 How to input characters
Example: To enter “KEN”
Tap “JKL” 2 times  F Tap “DEF” 2 times  F Tap “MNO” 2 times
13 Tap the desired priority level, then tap “REG.”.
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0Upon registration, the last number is assigned as the priority level.
During face detection, the subject with the highest priority (lowest
number) will be detected.
0 You can change the priority level of a subject by tapping on the
number. Example: To change the priority level of number 3 to number 1, tap
number 1. The priority level of the registered subject becomes
number 1, while the priority levels of the original number 1 and the
ones below drop by one place. (In this example, the original number 1 becomes number 2, and the orignal number 2 becomes number 3.)
0 When “REG.” is tapped, the registration complete screen appears.
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0
Tap “OK” to complete the registration.
0 You can edit registered face information in “EDIT”.
“Editing the Registered Face Information” ( A p. 49)
Memo : 
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Faces may not be registered correctly in the following cases:
- when the face appears either too small or too large compared to the frame - when it is too dark or too bright
- when the face appears horizontal or slanted
- when a part of the face is hidden
- when there are multiple faces within the frame
0 To increase the accuracy of face recognition, fit only one face within the
frame and register in a bright environment.
0 Faces may not be recognized correctly depending on the shooting
conditions and environment. In this case, register the face again.
0 Faces may not be recognized correctly during recording if the face
recognition level is low. In this case, register the face again.
0 Face tracking, face sub-window, and name display may not work properly
depending on the registered faces, shooting conditions (distance, angle,
brightness, etc.), and expressions.
0 Face tracking, face sub-window, and name display may not work properly
for people with similar facial features, such as siblings, parents, children,
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							Setting SMILE%/NAME DISPLAY
“SMILE%/NAME DISPLAY” allows you to set the items to display when faces
are detected.
This item is only displayed when “TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF” is set to “FACE
TRACKING”.
“Capturing Subjects Clearly (TOUCH PRIORITY AE/AF)” ( A p. 42)
1
Open the LCD monitor.
.
0Set the recording mode to either  A video or  B still image.
0 To switch the mode between video and still image, tap  A or  B on the
recording screen to display the mode switching screen.
Tap  A or  B to switch the mode to video or still image respectively.
(You can also use the  A/B  button on this unit.)
2 Tap “MENU”.
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0The shortcut menu appears.
3 Tap “MENU”. (Go to step 4.)
Alternatively, tap “SMILE%/NAME DISPLAY”( 9) in the shortcut menu.
(Go to step 5.)
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4Tap “SMILE%/NAME DISPLAY”.
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5Tap the desired setting.
.SettingDetailsOFFDisplays only the frames when faces are detected.ONDisplays the frames, names, and smile levels (%) when faces
are detected.
0 Frame: Appears around detected faces.
Name: Appears for faces that are registered.
Smile level: Appears in value (0 % - 100 %) for detected smiles.
.
Memo : 
0The camera is able to detect up to 16 faces. Smile levels will be displayed
for up to 3 of the largest faces displayed on the screen.
0 Some faces may not be detected depending on the shooting environment.
0 You can register personal authentication information like face, name, and
priority level of person before recording.
0 Up to 3 registered names will be displayed according to the priority level.
“Registering Human Face Personal Authentication Information” ( A p. 46)
0 “SMILE%/NAME DISPLAY” is set to “ON” when the demo mode is
activated.
“ DEMO MODE ” ( A p. 112)Recording48 
						

							Editing the Registered Face Information
Editing Registered Face Information
You can change the name, priority level, and face information that are
registered.
1 Tap “MENU”.
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0The shortcut menu appears.
2 Tap “MENU” in the shortcut menu.
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3Tap “FACE REGISTRATION”.
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0Tap  3 or  2 to move upward or downward for more selection.
0 Tap  L to exit the menu.
0 Tap  J to return to the previous screen.
4 Tap “EDIT”.
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5Tap the person to edit.
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6Tap the item to edit.
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0If you select “RECORD AGAIN”, proceed to step 6 in ““Registering
Human Face Personal Authentication Information” ( A p. 46) ”.
0 If you select “CHANGE NAME”, proceed to step 12 in ““Registering
Human Face Personal Authentication Information” ( A p. 47) ”.
0 If you select “CHANGE ORDER OF PRIORITY”, proceed to step 13
in ““Registering Human Face Personal Authentication Information”
( A  p. 47) ”.
“Registering Human Face Personal Authentication Information”
( A  p. 46)
Canceling (Deleting) Registered Face Information
You can cancel (delete) the face information that is registered.
1 Tap “MENU”.
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0The shortcut menu appears.
2 Tap “MENU” in the shortcut menu.
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3Tap “FACE REGISTRATION”.
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0Tap  3 or  2 to move upward or downward for more selection.
0 Tap  L to exit the menu.
0 Tap  J to return to the previous screen.
4 Tap “CANCEL”.
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5Tap the person to cancel registration of.
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0A  appears on the selected person.
0 To remove  A from a person, tap on the person again.
6 Tap “SET”.
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7Tap “YES”.
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0Tap “YES” to delete the face information of the selected person.
0 Tap “NO” to return to the previous screen.
0 Tap “OK” when the deletion complete screen appears.
Reducing Camera Shake
When the image stabilizer is set, camera shake during video recording can
be effectively reduced.1 Open the LCD monitor.
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2Press the  a button to change the setting.
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0 The setting of image stabilizer changes with every press.
SettingDetailsb    OFFDeactivates image stabilizer.a    ONReduces camera shake under normal shooting
conditions.r    ON (AIS)Reduces camera shake more effectively when
shooting bright scenes on the wide angle end.
Only on the wide angle end (approx. 5x).Memo : 
0 It is recommended to set the image stabilizer to “OFF” when shooting a
subject of little movement with the unit on a tripod.
0 Complete stabilization may not be possible if camera shake is excessive.
0 When “ON (AIS)” is set, the angle of view becomes narrower.
0 Image stabilization only starts when the SNAPSHOT button is pressed
halfway during still image recording.Recording50