57VQT3J56This 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 willalso 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-upand shading off the background. The unit can focus on the subject at a distance of approx. 60 cm (24). When the Tele macro is set with the zoom magnification less than 26 in Motion PictureRecording Mode, it will automatically be set to 26. When the aspect ratio is [4:3] during the Still Picture Recording Mode and Tele macro is setwith the zoom magnification less than 21, the zoom magnification will automatically beset to 21. When the aspect ratio is either [3:2] or [16:9], the zoom magnification will be23 or 26 respectively. Tele Macro function is canceled when the zoom magnification becomes lower than 26 inMotion Picture Recording Mode. Tele Macro function is canceled automatically when the zoom magnification becomeslower than the sizes below in Still Picture Recording Mode: Less than 21 (when the aspect ratio is [4:3]) Less than 23 (when the aspect ratio is [3:2]) Less than 26 (when the aspect ratio is [16:9])You can check if the image is level while recording or playing back motion picturesand still pictures. The function can also be used to estimate the balance of thecomposition.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]. ( 36): [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 modeTele macroGuidelineMENU