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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)
1Touch .≥When [FACE RECOG.] ( l61) is [ON] and a registered face is detected, the target is 
automatically locked.
2 Touch the object and lock the target.≥ 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 a face. (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.
∫ About target frame
≥When target lock fails, the target frame blinks in red and then disappears. Touch a 
characteristic part (color 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.
≥ This function cannot be used in Manual Mode. When Manual Mode is set in Still Picture 
Recording Mode, it can only be used with some settings in Scene Mode.
≥ 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
j When color of the object is similar to the background
j When 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 be performed.
≥ AF/AE tracking will be canceled in the following cases.
jWhen the mode is changed
j When the unit is turned off
j When the Scene mode is set
j Switch to Intelligent Auto Mode/Manual Mode
j Switch to recording of yourself
AF/AE tracking
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In Motion Picture Recording Mode, you can further improve optical image stabilization 
by touching and holding Optical Image Stabilizer Lock icon. With this function, you 
can further reduce the effects of the shake that tends to occur when using zoom.
AOptical Image Stabilizer Lock icon
1 Press the Optical Image Stabilizer button to turn the image stabilizer on.
2 Touch and hold  .
≥  is displayed while you are touching the icon.
≥ Optical Image Stabilizer Lock is released when you remove your finger from the icon.
∫To set the display method of the Optical Image Stabilizer Lock icon
≥Stabilization may not be possible under strong shaking conditions.
≥ To record while moving the unit quickl y, release Optical Image Stabilizer Lock.
It is possible to focus and record a still picture of a subject that is touched.
1Touch .
2 Touch the subject.
≥ Focus area is displayed at the touched position, and a 
still picture is recorded.
≥Depending on the recording conditions or recognition of the touched position, it may not be 
possible to record the intended picture.
≥ This will not operate for recording yourself.
Optical Image Stabilizer Lock
: [RECORD SETUP]  # [O.I.S. LOCK DISPLAY]  # desired setting
[OFF]: If no operation is performed for approx. 5 seconds, the icon 
disappears.
[ON]: Constantly displayed.
Touch Shutter
MENU
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Select the operation icons to add different effects to the images to be recorded.
1Touch   (left side)/  (right side) of   on the Touch Menu to 
display the operation icons. (l26)
≥Touch  /  on Touch Menu to switch pages 
upward or downward.
2(e.g. Backlight compensation)
Touch an operation icon.≥Select the operation icon again to cancel the 
function.
≥ Refer to the respective pages for canceling the 
following functions.
jSmile shot ( l55)
j Built-in flash ( l55)
j Self-timer ( l56)
j Guideline ( l57)
j Video Light ( l58)
Operation icons
*1 Not displayed in Still Picture Recording Mode.
*2 Not displayed in the Intelligent Auto Mode.
*3 Not displayed in Motion  Picture Recording Mode.
≥ If you turn off the unit or change the mode to  , PRE-REC, Backlight compensation, 
Color night rec, Self-timer and Tele macro functions are canceled.
≥ If you turn off the unit, the Fade function is canceled.
≥ It is possible to set from the menu. (Except for the PRE-REC)
Advanced (Recording)
Recording functions of operation icons
Fade*1
Intelligent contrast control*1,2
PRE-REC*1
Smile shot*1
Built-in flash*3
Red-Eye Reduction*2,3
Self-timer*3
Intelligent exposure*2,3
Backlight compensation
Soft skin mode
*2
Te l e  m a c r o
Guideline
Color Night Rec
*1,2
Video Light
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When you start recording, the image/audio gradually 
appears. (Fade in)
When you pause recording, the image/audio gradually 
disappears. (Fade out)
≥The Fade setting is canceled when the recording stops.
∫ To select the color for Fade in/out
: [RECORD SETUP] # [FADE COLOR]  # 
[WHITE] or [BLACK]
≥ The thumbnails of scenes recorded using fade in become black (or white).
This brightens parts that are in shadow and difficult to see and suppresses white 
saturation in bright parts at the same time. Both bright and dark parts can be recorded 
clearly.
≥ If there are extremely dark or bright parts or the brightness is insufficient, the effect may not 
be clear.
This allows recording of the pictures and sound to start approximately 3 seconds 
before the recording start/stop button is pressed.
≥  appears on the screen.
≥Aim the unit at the subject beforehand.
≥ There is no beep sound.
≥ PRE-REC is canceled in the following cases.
jIf you change the mode
j
If you remove the SD card
j If you remove the SD card while [MEDIA SELECT] is set to [VIDEO/SD CARD]
j If you touch [MENU]
j If you press the 1080/60p button
j If you turn the unit off
j If you start recording
j After 3 hours have passed
Fade
Intelligent contrast control
PRE-RECThis prevents you from missing a shot.
(Fade in)
(Fade out)
MENU
PRE-REC
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≥After setting PRE-REC, if recording starts in less than 3 seconds, or while the PRE-REC 
indication flashes within about 3 seconds after initiating the Quick start operation, motion 
pictures taken 3 seconds before pressing the recording start/stop button cannot be recorded.
≥Images displayed on the thumbnail in Playback Mode will differ from the motion pictures 
displayed at the start of playback.
When a smiling face is detected during motion picture recording, the unit 
automatically records a still picture.
The icon changes each time it is touched. ([ON])  # ([FACE RECOG.])  # [OFF]
: The unit records a still picture on detecting a smiling face.
: Still pictures are only recorded when the face of a person registered using Face  Recognition
 (l61) is detected.
[OFF] : Cancel the setting.
≥ During Smile Shot recording, the face detected as a smiling face is surrounded by a green 
frame and  /  are red.
≥ Smile Shot recording will not work in the following cases. ( /  will flash)
j
When there is no SD card inserted
j When it is set to [PICTURE/SD CARD] in [MEDIA SELECT], and there is no SD card 
inserted
j When it is set to Manual Focus
j
When [FACE RECOG.] is set to [OFF], or no one is registered (In  ([FACE RECOG.]) only)
≥ Depending on the recording conditions (type of smile, camera shake, etc.), the face of the 
subject may not be detected correctly.
≥ The number of recording pixels are  (2816 k1584) or  (1920 k1080). ( l69)
≥ When still pictures that have been recorded using the Smile Shot are displayed as 
thumbnails, the   appears.
≥ When the AF/AE tracking function is target locking a face of the subject, still pictures are 
only recorded if a smiling face is detected on the locked subject. When the Smile Shot 
function is set to  ([FACE RECOG.]), it will record  only if the face of a subject registered 
with [FACE RECOG.] is locked as a target.
When the   button is pressed, the flash is activated and the picture will be 
recorded. Use the Built-in flash in order to record still pictures in dark places.
Each time the ß  icon is selected, the indication changes by one setting in the following order:
ß  ([ON])  # ß A ([AUTO])  #  ([OFF])
≥ The unit automatically determines if the flash is necessary even when it has been set to 
 by detecting the ambient brightness. (If it determines that the flash is necessary, the 
 indication lights up in red.)
Smile shot
Built-in flash
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∫To adjust the brightness of the flash
: [PICTURE]  # [FLASH LEVEL]  # desired setting
[ ß j ]: Less bright
[ ß d 0]: Normal
[ ß i ]: Much brighter
≥ If the  ß indication etc. flashes when the   button is pressed halfway, the flash is not 
activated.
≥ The available range of the flash is approx. 1 m to 2.5 m (3.3 feet to 8.2 feet) in dark places.
≥ Using the flash fixes a shutter speed to 1/500 or slower.
Reduces the phenomena where human eyes become red from flashes.
≥ The flash is activated 2 times.
≥ The red-eye phenomenon tends to appear in certain recording conditions and more with 
some people than with others.
≥ When faces are detected in the Intelligent Auto Mode, the Red-Eye Reduction is set to on.
This is for recording still pictures using the timer.
Each time the   icon is selected, the indication changes by one setting in the following 
order:
Ø 10 (Records after 10 seconds)  # Ø2 (Records after 2 seconds)  # setting canceled
≥ When you press the   button,  Ø10 or Ø2 flashes for the set period before a still picture 
is recorded. After recording, the Self-timer is canceled.
≥ In Auto Focus Mode, if the   button is pressed halfway once and then fully, the lens 
focuses on the subject when the button is pressed halfway. If the   button is pressed 
fully all at once, the lens focuses on the subject just before recording.
To stop the timer midway throughTouch [CANCEL].
≥Setting the Self-timer to  Ø2 is a good way to prevent image shake when the   button is 
pressed while using a tripod etc.
This brightens dark areas so the image can be recorded clearly.
≥ If there are extremely dark parts or the brightness is insufficient, the effect may not be 
clear.
This makes the image brighter to prevent darkening of a backlit subject.
Red-Eye Reduction
Self-timer
Intelligent exposure
Backlight compensation
MENU
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This makes skin colors appear softer for a more attractive appearance.
This is more effective if you record a person closely from the torso up.
≥If the background or anything else in the scene has colors similar to the skin color, they will 
also be smoothed.
≥ If the brightness is insufficient, the effect may not be clear.
≥ If you record a person in the distance, the face may not be recorded clearly. In this case, 
cancel Soft Skin Mode or zoom in on the face (close-up) to record.
A more impressive image can be obtained by focusing on the object only in close-up 
and shading off the background.
≥ The unit can focus on the subject at a distance of approx. 60 cm (24 q).
≥ When the Tele macro is set with the zoom magnification less than 26 k in Motion Picture 
Recording Mode, it will automatically be set to 26 k.
≥ When the aspect ratio is [4:3] during the Still  Picture Recording Mode and Tele macro is set 
with the zoom magnification less than 21 k, the zoom magnification will automatically be 
set to 21 k. When the aspect ratio is either [3:2] or [16:9], the zoom magnification will be 
23k  or 26 k respectively.
≥ Tele Macro function is canceled when the zoom magnification becomes lower than 26 k in 
Motion Picture Recording Mode.
≥ Tele Macro function is canceled automatically when the zoom magnification becomes 
lower than the sizes below in Still Picture Recording Mode:
jLess than 21 k (when the aspect ratio is [4:3])
j Less than 23 k (when the aspect ratio is [3:2])
j Less than 26 k (when the aspect ratio is [16:9])
You can check if the image is level while recording or playing back motion pictures 
and still pictures. The function can also be used to estimate the balance of the 
composition.
It will switch every time  the icon is touched.
  #   #  # Setting canceled
≥ The guidelines do not appear on the images actually recorded.
∫ Displaying Guidelines at playback
≥Change the mode to   and touch the play mode select icon. Then, set [VIDEO/
PICTURE] to [1080/60p], [AVCHD] or [iFrame]. ( l36)
: [VIDEO SETUP]  # [GUIDE LINES]  # desired setting
≥ To cancel the Guideline function during playback, set to [OFF].
≥ It cannot be set while in Still Picture Playback Mode.
Soft skin mode
Tele macro
Guideline
MENU
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This function allows you to record color images in very low light situations. (Minimum 
required illumination: approx. 1 lx)
≥Recorded scene is seen as if frames were missed.
≥ If set in a bright place, the screen may become washed out for a while.
≥ Bright dots that are usually invisible may be seen, but this is not a malfunction.
≥ Using a tripod is recommended.
≥ In darker areas, Auto Focus may focus a bit slower. This is normal.
It is possible to record with illumination even in dark places.
Each time the   icon is selected, the indication changes by one setting in the following 
order.  ([ON])  #  ([AUTO])  #  ([OFF])
: Always on. : Turns on/off automatically according to brightness of the surroundings.
: Cancel the setting.
≥ When set to   ([AUTO]), the video light turns on in Low Light Mode in Intelligent Auto 
Mode.
≥ When the video light is in use, the recordable time when using the battery is shortened.
≥ The (approximate) available range of the Video Light is approximately up to 1.5 m 
(4.9 feet).
≥ Using the Color Night Rec function at the sa me time will make conditions even brighter.
≥ When you take a picture in a dark place in still picture recording mode with the [AF ASSIST 
LAMP] set to [AUTO] ( l72), and the video light set to   ([AUTO]) or   ([OFF]), the 
lamp is turned on to make it easier to focus.
≥ Set the video light to off at places where using a light is prohibited.
Color Night Rec
Video Light
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When you record images in different situations, this mode automatically sets optimum shutter 
speeds and apertures.
≥(Sports/Portrait/Spotlight/Snow/Beach/Sunset/Scenery)
jThe shutter speed is 1/8 or more in Still Picture Recording Mode.
≥ (Sunset/Low light)
jThe shutter speed is 1/30 or more in Motion Picture Recording Mode.
≥ (Sunset/Fireworks/Scenery/Night scenery)
jImage may get blurry when a close object is recorded.
≥ (Sports)
jDuring normal playback, the image movement may not look smooth.
j Color and screen brightness may change under indoor lighting.
j
If the brightness is insufficient, the Sports Mode does not function. The 5 display flashes.≥ (Portrait)
j Color and screen brightness may change under indoor lighting.
≥ (Fireworks)
jThe shutter speed is 1/30.
j Image may get washed out when recorded in bright surroundings.
Advanced (Recording)
Recording functions of menus
[SCENE MODE]
: [RECORD SETUP]  # [SCENE MODE]  # desired setting
[OFF]:Cancel the setting
5Sports:To make fast moving scenes less shaky with slow playback 
and pause of playback
 Portrait:To make people stand out against the background
 Spotlight:Improved quality when subj ect is brightly illuminated
 Snow:Improved image quality when shooting in snowy locations.
 Beach:To make blue in the sea or sky vibrant
 Sunset:To make red in the sunrise or sunset vibrant
 Fireworks:To capture the fireworks in the night sky beautifully
 Scenery:For spatial scenery
  Night scenery:To capture the evening or night scenery beautifully
 Low light:For dark scenes, such as at dusk
(In Motion Picture Recording Mode only)
 Night portrait:To capture a person and the background brightly
(In Still Picture Recording Mode only)
MENU
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≥(Night scenery/Night portrait)
jThe shutter speed is 1/2 or more in Still Picture Recording Mode.
j Using a tripod is recommended.
≥ (Night portrait)
jThe flash is set to [ON].
Set the maximum zoom ratio for the Motion Picture Recording Mode.
≥ The larger the digital zoom magnification, the more the image quality is degraded.
≥This function cannot be used in Still Picture Recording Mode.
Switch the picture quality and recording format of the motion pictures to record.
*1 Recording will have higher quality in the order of [HA], [HG], [HX], and [HE].
*2 [iFrame] is a format suitable for Mac (iMovie’11). It is recommended when using a Mac.
≥ Recordable time using the battery (l 21)
≥ This function’s default setting is [HG] mode.
≥ Please refer to page 149 about approximate recordable time.
≥ When the unit is moved a lot or moved quickly, or when a fast-moving subject is recorded 
(particularly when recording in [HE] mode), mosaic-type noise may appear at playback.
[ZOOM MODE]
: [RECORD SETUP]  # [ZOOM MODE]  # desired setting
[i.Zoom OFF]:Up to 26k
[i.Zoom 40 k]:This zoom function allows you to maintain high-definition 
picture quality (Up to 40k )
[D.Zoom 60k]:Digital zoom (Up to 60 k)
[D.Zoom 1500 k]:Digital zoom (Up to 1500 k)
[REC MODE]
: [RECORD SETUP] # [REC MODE]  # desired setting
[HA]/[HG]/[HX]/[HE]*1:Set the recording mode to AVCHD.
[iFrame]*2:Set the recording mode to iFrame.
MENU
MENU
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