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Intelligent Pantilter (IPT-DS2)

The direction attaching the camera to Intelligent Pantilter

Intelligent Pantilter (IPT-DS2) (sold separately) allows you to take pictures automatically, by having the camera detect people’s faces. Functions available only when the camera and Intelligent Pantilter are connected are described below.

For details, see the operating instructions supplied with Intelligent Pantilter.

The direction attaching the camera to Intelligent Pantilter

Place the camera with the camera lens facing the SONY logo on Intelligent Pantilter.

Clap and Shoot

Intelligent Pantilter responds to the sound of two handclaps by searching for a subject in the direction the sound came from and starting On-demand shot.

Press the MENU (stop) button of Intelligent Pantilter during automatic shooting.

Select MENU of the camera [Clap and Shoot] [On].

Clap firmly two times facing Intelligent Pantilter.

The self-timer lamp of the camera flashes and On-demand shot begins.

Notes

If you clap directly in front of the camera, the camera may search for a subject behind itself.

When the rotation angle setting is set to 180 degrees or 90 degrees, Intelligent Pantilter only looks for subjects within that range.

Depending on the environment or conditions, this function may not operate correctly, especially in the following situations:

When you clap your hands more than 2 m away from Intelligent Pantilter

When the clapping sound is of low volume

When the interval between clapping is longer than 1 second

When the sound around Intelligent Pantilter is louder than the clapping sound

When sounds similar to clapping occur twice

When Intelligent Pantilter is set up in a windy location

When you touch the camera around the microphone area

When Intelligent Pantilter is set near a speaker

When the echo is loud

When you do not use [Clap and Shoot], set [Clap and Shoot] to [Off] to prevent misoperation.

Turn and Preview

Immediately after an On-demand shot, the camera displays a preview of images that are shot automatically by turning the screen of the camera toward a subject.

Press the MENU (stop) button of Intelligent Pantilter during automatic shooting.

Select MENU of the camera [Turn and Preview] [On].

Note

The camera is compatible with On-demand shot (Still image/Intelligent Sweep Panorama).