Sony HDR-CX12 - Manual (Page 68)

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FACE FUNC. SET
(Items to set face function)
Touch , then .
If the item is not on the screen, touch
/ to change the page.
How to set
(HOME) menu  page 59
(OPTION) menu  page 76
The default settings are marked with .
FACE DET. SETTING
You can adjust the settings for the FACE
DETECTION function.
FACE DETECTION
Detects the faces of your subjects
and adjusts the focus/color/exposure
automatically. Also, it adjusts the faces to
fine image quality more clearly for HD
(high definition) images.
 ON ( )
Detects faces.
OFF
Not detects faces.
Notes

Faces may not be detected depending on
recording conditions, subject conditions, and
the setting of your camcorder.

[FACE DETECTION] may not function
properly depending on recording conditions.
Set [FACE DETECTION] to [OFF] in this case.
Tips

The detected faces are recorded in Face Index,
however some faces may not be.
Also, there is a limit to the number of faces that
can be recorded in Face Index.
To play back from the Face Index, see page 33.


FRAME SETTING
Sets whether to display the detection frame
or not when a face is detected by [FACE
DETECTION] or [DETECTION SET].
 ON
Displays the detection frame.
OFF
Does not display the detection frame.
Notes

The detection frame does not appear while
using mirror mode (p. 29).
SMILE SHUTTER
You can adjust the settings for the SMILE
SHUTTER.
DETECTION SET
The shutter is released when the camcorder
detects a smile.
 DUAL CAPTURE ( )
Only during movie recording, the shutter
is released automatically, when the
camcorder detects a smile.
ALWAYS ON ( )
The shutter is released when the
camcorder detects a smile whenever the
camcorder is in recording mode.
OFF
Smiles are not detected so still images are
not recorded automatically.
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FACE DETECTION
Orange frame: A face targeted for
possible smile detection shot.
White frame: Detects faces
DETECTION SET