Panasonic DMC-S2, DMC-FH4, DMC-S5, DMC-FH6 operating instructions AF Mode

Using the [Rec] menu

[AF Mode]

••For [Rec] menu setting procedures (→33)

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

■■Recording mode:

■■Settings: / /

Taking front-on	Recognises faces (up to 15 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.
Subject not centred in	Focuses on up to 23 points in each AF area.
picture	(AF area not displayed until focused)
(23-area-focusing)
Determined position	Focuses on AF area in centre of picture.
for focus	(Recommended when focus is difficult to align)

(1-area-focusing)

●●Cannot set to “Face Detection” in the following cases: [Panorama Shot], [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 conditions prevent the face from being recognised, such as when the movement of the subject is too rapid, the [AF Mode] setting switches to (23-area-focusing).

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