Panasonic DMC-LZ20 owner manual AF Mode, Face Detection

Using the [Rec] menu

• For [Rec] menu setting procedures (→42)

[AF Mode]

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

■Recording mode:

■Settings: / / / /

Taking front-on		Recognizes faces (up to 10 people) and adjusts exposure and focus
pictures of 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.
Automatically locking		Align the AF Tracking frame with the subject, and then press .
the focus on a
moving subject		AF Tracking frame
	(AF Tracking)	When the subject is recognized, the AF Tracking frame changes
		from white to yellow, and the subject is automatically kept in focus.
		If AF Lock fails, a red frame flashes.
		• To release AF tracking →Press .
		• Focus range (same as macro recording) (→58)
Subject not centerd in		Focuses on up to 9 points.
picture
	(9-area-focusing)
Determined position		1-area-focusing: Focuses on AF area in center of picture.
for focus		(Recommended when focus is difficult to align)
	(1-area-focusing)	Spot-focusing: Focuses on smaller, limited area.
	(Spot-focusing)

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