Panasonic DMC-FX48 - Manual (Page 72)

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
Note
• The camera is focusing on all the AF areas when multiple AF areas (max. 11 areas) light at the
same time in [
]. If you want to determine the focus position to take pictures, switch the AF
mode to [ƒ], [Ø] or [Ù].
• If the AF mode is set to [ ], the AF area is not displayed until the picture is brought into focus.
• Switch the AF mode to [ƒ] or [Ø] if it is difficult to focus using [Ù].
• The camera may detect the subjects other than a person as the face. In this case, switch the
AF mode to any modes other than [š] and then take a picture.
• It will be fixed to [š] when the [FACE RECOG.] is set to [ON].
• The AF mode cannot be set in [FIREWORKS] in Scene mode.
• It is not possible to set [š] in the following cases.
– In [NIGHT SCENERY], [FOOD], [STARRY SKY], [AERIAL PHOTO] and [UNDERWATER] in
Scene mode.
∫ About [š]
The following AF area frames are displayed when the camera detects the
faces.
Yellow:
When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the frame turns green when
the camera is focused.
White:
Displayed when more than one face is detected. Other faces that are the same distance
away as faces within the yellow AF areas are also focused.
•
Under certain picture-taking conditions including the following cases, the facial recognition
function may fail to work, making it impossible to detect faces. [AF MODE] is switched to [
].
– When the face is not facing the camera
– When the face is at an angle
– When the face is extremely bright or dark
– When there is little contrast on the faces
– When the facial features are hidden behind sunglasses, etc.
– When the face appears small on the screen
– When there is rapid movement
– When the subject is other than a human being
– When the camera is shaking
– When digital zoom is used
∫ About [ƒ]
•
You can focus on the subject more quickly than in other AF modes.
• The picture may stop moving for a moment before being brought into focus when you press the
shutter button halfway. This is not a malfunction.
∫ Setting up [ ] (AF Tracking)
1 Bring the subject to the AF tracking
frame, and press
4 to lock the subject
• AF tracking frame will continuously focus on
the subject's movement once the subject is
recognized.
• AF tracking is turned off when 4 is pressed
again.
Before locking Locked
2 Take the picture
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