Panasonic DMC-LS85 operating instructions $AF Mode, „ About 3 Face detection

Advanced-Shooting

$[AF MODE]

For details on [REC] menu settings, refer to P18.

This allows the focusing method that suits the positions and number of the subjects to be selected.

Applicable modes: 15

[3]: Face detection	The camera automatically
	detects the person’s face. The
	focus and exposure can then
	be adjusted to fit that face
	no matter what portion of the
	picture it is in. (max. 15 areas)
[\]: 9-area-focusing	The camera focuses on any of
	9 focus areas. This is effective
	when the subject is not in the
	center of the screen.
[2]: 1-area-focusing	The camera focuses on the
	subject in the AF area on the
	center of the screen.

„About [3] (Face detection)

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

Note

•When multiple AF areas (max. 9 areas) light at the same time, the camera is focusing on all the AF areas. If you want to determine the focus position to take pictures, switch the AF mode to 1-area-focusing mode.

•In 9-area focusing mode, AF areas are not displayed until the camera focused on a subject.

•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 [3] and then take a picture.

•The AF mode cannot be set in [FIREWORKS] in Scene Mode.

•It is not possible to set [3] in the following cases.

– In [NIGHT SCENERY], [FOOD], [STARRY SKY] and [AERIAL PHOTO] in Scene Mode.

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