Panasonic DMC-S1, DMC-S3 AF Mode, AWB operational range, Setting White Balance manually

Using the [Rec] menu (Continued)

[White Balance]

Adjust colouring to suit light source if colours otherwise appear unnatural.

■Mode:

■Settings: [AWB] (automatic) / (outdoor, clear sky) / (outdoor, cloudy sky) /

(outdoor, shade) / (incandescent lighting) /

(uses value set in ) / (set manually)

For details about the setting procedure in the [Rec] menu (→26)

[AF Mode]

Method of aligning focus can be changed according to position and number of subjects.

■Mode:

■Settings: / /

Taking front-on pictures of Detected faces (up to 15 people) and adjusts exposure and focus
people	accordingly.

[AWB] operational range:

10000K

9000K Blue sky

8000K

7000K	Cloudy sky (rain)
	Shade
6000K	Sunlight
5000K
4000K	White fluorescent lighting
3000K	Incandescent lighting
2000K
	Sunset/sunrise
1000K	Candlelight

K=Kelvin colour Temperature

●Picture may appear red or blue if out of range. This function may also not work correctly even within the range if there are many light sources present.

●We recommend setting to [AWB] or [] when under fluorescent lighting.

(Face Detection)		AF area
		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
		area are also focused.
Subject not centred in	Automatically focuses on any of 11 points.
picture (AF area displayed
only when focused)
(11-area-focusing)
Determined position for	Focuses on AF area in centre of picture. (Recommended when

■Setting White Balance manually ()

Select and press [MENU/SET].

Point the camera towards a white object (e.g. paper) and press [MENU/SET].

Press [MENU/SET].

•White Balance is set to .

•The White Balance you set is retained even after the power is turned off.

•White Balance setting may not be possible if the subject is too bright or too dark. In such cases, adjust the subject to an appropriate brightness, and then set the White Balance again.

Only takes picture of white objects within frame (step )

focus focus is difficult to align)

(1-area-focusing)

●AF area becomes larger in dark locations or when using Digital Zoom, etc. ●In [Fireworks] Scene Mode, the AF mode setting is fixed to .

●Cannot set to “Face Detection” in the following cases: [Panorama Assist], [Night Scenery], [Food] Scene Modes

●If the camera misinterprets a non-human subject as a face in the “Face Detection” setting, switch to another setting.

●If faces cannot be detected such as when subjects are looking at places other than the camera or when the subject is moving rapidly, the AF mode setting switches to .

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