Basic

Note

Due to conditions such as the ones below, a different scene may be identified for the same subject.

Subject conditions: When the face is bright or dark, the size of the subject, the color of the subject, the distance to the subject, the contrast of the subject, when the subject is moving

Recording conditions: Sunset, sunrise, under low brightness conditions, when the camera is shaken, when zoom is used

To take pictures in an intended scene, it is recommended that you take pictures in the appropriate Recording Mode.

The Backlight Compensation

Backlight refers to when light comes from the back of a subject. In this case, the subject will become dark, so this function compensates the backlight by brightening the whole of the picture automatically. Backlight compensation is automatically applied in Intelligent Auto Mode.

AF Tracking Function

It is possible to set the focus and exposure to the specified subject. Focus and exposure will keep following the subject automatically even if it moves.

1Press 2.

[

] is displayed in the lower left of the screen.

AF Tracking frame is displayed in the center of the

 

screen.

Press 2 again to cancel.

2 Place the subject in the Tracking frame, and press the shutter button halfway to lock the subject.

AF area will turn green when the camera detects the subject.

AF Tracking frame will turn yellow when you release the shutter button and the optimum scene for the locked subject will be identified.

Press 2 to cancel.

Note

[FACE RECOG.] does not work during AF Tracking.

Please read the Note regarding the AF Tracking on P71.

Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode

Only the following functions can be set in this mode.

[REC] Mode menu

[ASPECT RATIO] (P113)/[PICTURE SIZE] (P114)/[QUALITY] (P115)/[FACE RECOG.] (P115)/[STABILIZER]¢1 (P116)

¢1 It cannot be set to [MODE3].

[MOTION PICTURE] Mode menu

[REC QUALITY]¢2 (P102)/[CONTINUOUS AF] (P123)/[WIND CUT] (P123)

¢2 [

] cannot be set.

[CUSTOM] menu

[GUIDE LINE] (P124)

[SETUP] menu

[CLOCK SET]/[WORLD TIME]/[BEEP]/[LCD MODE]/[LANGUAGE]

Use the Quick Menu (P30) to set the following functions:

[STANDARD] and [STANDARD] ( ) in [FILM MODE] (P81)

[ ] and [ ] in [SELF-TIMER]¢3(P68)

¢3 It will be reset to [ ] when the Intelligent Auto Mode is canceled or when the power is switched [ON]/[OFF].

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Panasonic DMC-G10K operating instructions AF Tracking Function, Settings in Intelligent Auto Mode