Panasonic DMC-FH4, DMC-S5 owner manual 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		Recognizes 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 centered		Focuses on up to 23 points in each AF area.
in picture		(AF area not displayed until focused)
	(23-area-focusing)
Determined position		Focuses on AF area in center 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 recognized, such as when the movement of the subject is too rapid, the [AF Mode] setting switches to (23-area-focusing).

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