Panasonic HDC-SD9EB-S User Manual

VQT1N58

Recording 
(Basic)

When a subject is backlit and appears darker, this function detects the face and automatically adjusts 
the brightness and picture quality so that the face is recorded clearly.

¬Operate the mode switch to select 

In the face detection & AE mode, detected faces 
appear with frames. Up to 5 frames are 
indicated. Larger faces and faces nearer to the 
centre of the screen take preference over others. 
Faces that do not appear completely on the 
screen are not detected.

≥ The face detection frame disappears when the 

 button is pressed halfway.

≥ In the following case, faces may not be 

detected in some recording conditions.
jFaces are not full-faces
jFaces tilt
jFaces are extremely bright or dark
jShadows on faces are a few
jFaces are not completely exposed (for 

instance wearing sunglasses)

jThe size of a face is small on the screen.
jThe subject moves quickly.
jWhen the hand shakes
jWhen the digital zoom is used
jWhen the unit is tilted

≥ In the following cases, the function may not 

operate properly even if faces are detected. If 
this occurs, turn off this function.
jNonhuman subjects are recognised as 

faces.

jWhen the brightness or quality cannot be 

adjusted clearly since scenes are extremely 
dark, or the areas around the faces or the 
background is extremely bright.

≥ There is no function to focus preferentially on a 

face that is detected.

≥ Since the brightness of the entire image is 

adjusted to record faces more vividly, 
brightness may change suddenly or images 
may flicker under some recording conditions.

≥ When the face detection frame disappears due 

to zooming, the brightness may change 
suddenly or the images may flicker.

Press this button to switch on/off the face 
detection & AE mode.
≥ [

] appears on the screen.

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