Panasonic DMC-S1K owner manual AF Mode

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.
		(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 centered 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 center of picture. (Recommended when
	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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