110, Record the face picture | Panasonic DMC-ZS30, DMC-ZS27 manual

Application (Record)

Recording with the Face Recognition function [Face Recog.]

Registering face pictures

Up to 6 people’s face pictures can be registered along with such information as name and birthdate.

You can facilitate Face Recognition by the way you register faces: for example, register multiple face pictures of the same person (up to 3 pictures in one registration).

Select [Face Recog.] from the [Rec] menu (→54)

Select [MEMORY] with cursor button and then press [MENU/SET]

Select [New] with cursor button and then press [MENU/SET]

••If 6 people are already registered, first delete a registered person. (→111)

Record the face picture

Align the face with the guide and record. Select [Yes] with cursor button and then press [MENU/SET].

••If re-recording, select [No]

••Faces of subjects other than people (e.g. pets) cannot be registered.

••When [DISP.] button is pressed, an explanation is displayed.

Press to select the item for editing and press [MENU/SET]

[Name]	Select [SET] with cursor button and then press [MENU/SET]
	Enter the name (See “Entering Text”: (→114))
[Age]	Set the birthdate.
	Select [SET] with cursor button and then press [MENU/SET]
	Use	to select year, month and day, set with	, and press
	[MENU/SET]
[Focus Icon]	Change the icon that is displayed when the subject is in focus.
	Select the focus icon with cursor button and then press [MENU/SET]
[Add Images]	Up to 3 face pictures of the person can be registered.
	Use cursor button to select [Add Images] and press [MENU/SET]

••When a registered face picture is selected with cursor button, a screen to confirm deletion is displayed. Select [Yes] to delete the face picture.

(If only one picture is registered, it cannot be deleted.) Record the picture (Step above.)

Press [] button

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