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Video
1 Activate the pre-recording function.
•
d
will appear on the screen.
• Repeat, selecting [
B
Off], to turn off pre-recording.
2 Press
g
.
The scene recorded in the memory will start 3 seconds before
g
was pressed.
NOTES
• The camcorder will not record the full 3 seconds prior to pressing
g
if the button was pressed within 3 seconds of having
turned on pre-recording or having finished the previous recording.
• Any of the following actions will deactivate the pre-recording function.
- Leaving the camcorder without any operation for 5 minutes.
- Changing the position of the mode switch.
- Pressing
S
or
z
.
- Opening the decoration screen.
- Closing the LCD panel to set the camcorder to standby mode.
- Touching any of the following control buttons in the FUNC. panel:
[MENU], [Rec. Programs], [White Balance], [AGC Limit], [Image
Stabilizer], [Faders] or [Review Recording].
Face Detection
The camcorder automatically detects people’s faces and uses this
information to select the optimal settings for beautiful videos and pho-
tos.
* Face detection is always activated in
mode.
POINTS TO CHECK
• Select a recording program other than [
q
Night Scene], [
p
Low
Light], [
M
Fireworks] or [
r
Underwater].
[FUNC.]
8
[
d
Pre REC]
8
[
A
On]
8
[
a
]
Operating modes:
*
COP
Y