Other Special-purpose Recording Features
- Q4
- What can I do with the "Handsfree" (Motion Shutter)?
- A4
- With the Handsfree Mode, the camera automatically triggers a self-timer countdown whenever it detects subject movement in the vicinity of an icon on the monitor screen.
This means you can control operation of the self-timer from a distance by waving your hand, so you can include yourself in the image being shot.
Procedure
Enter the REC Mode
[MENU] "REC MENU"Tab Handsfree
1. Select one of the following as the recording mode: Program Auto, Premium Auto Pro, or HS Best Selection or Make-up (BEST SHOT scene).
• Movie shooting is disabled while the HS Best Selection BEST SHOT scene is being used.
2. Press [MENU].
3. Press the <left> key, use the <up> and <down> keys to select “REC MENU” tab, and then press the <right> key.
4. Use the <up> and <down> keys to select “Handsfree”, and then press [SET].
5. Use the <up> and <down> keys to select “Motion Shutter”, and then press [SET].
6. Use the <up> and <down> keys to select “Always” or “180ºonly”, and then press [SET].
• If you select “180ºonly”, go to step 7. Selecting “Always” enters the Handsfree Mode. Advance to step 8.
7. If you selected “180ºonly” in step 6 above, tilt the camera’s monitor screen 180 degrees.
8. Press the shutter button when shooting a snapshot or the movie button if you are shooting a movie.
Motion Shutter will go into standby to wait for trigger movement.
9. Facing the camera, move your hand or perform some other movement in the vicinity of the "hand"(start self-timer) icon on the monitor screen.
When the camera detects subject movement near the icon, it will automatically shoot an image.
• To stop movie recording, press the movie button again.
NOTE
• In the case of snapshot shooting, the camera will return to standby after an image is shot.
The camera will automatically exit standby after 30 snapshots are shot using the Handsfree Mode.
If you want to shoot more, press the shutter button again to enter Motion Shutter standby.
• Pressing the shutter button or movie button will automatically exit standby.
• Camera response may become poor when the background is close to the same color as the subject (your hand), or when the subject is too far away from the camera.
Keep the following points in mind when shooting with Motion Shutter.
- Move the icon to a location where the background color is different from the subject color.
- Make sure the camera is not too far from the background.
- Make sure there is nothing moving in the vicinity of the boundary.
• "preview icon" will appear on the monitor screen when a snapshot is shot.
When the camera detects movement in the vicinity of the preview icon, it will display the image that was shot for three seconds.
• "Tracking" cannot be selected for the AF area setting while shooting with the Motion Shutter.
If "Tracking" is selected in another mode, selecting the Motion Shutter will cause the AF area setting to change to "Spot".
• You cannot shoot a snapshot by pressing the shutter button while movie recording is in progress (Snapshot In Movie).