Panasonic DMC-G2K operating instructions About š Face Detection

Advanced (Recording pictures)

Note

•When the subject is not in the center of the composition in [Ø], you can bring the subject into the AF area, fix the focus and exposure by pressing the shutter button halfway, move the camera to the composition you want with the shutter button pressed halfway, and then take the picture. (Only when the focus mode lever is set to [AFS])

•The camera is focusing on all the AF areas using [] when multiple AF areas (max. 23 areas) light at the same time. If you want to determine the focus position to take pictures, switch the AF Mode to [Ø].

•If the AF Mode is set to [š] or [], the AF area is not displayed until the picture is brought into focus. Also, if you set the Focus Mode to [AFC] in [], AF area will not be displayed even if the subject comes into focus.

•When it is set to [] during motion picture recording, it will switch to Multi Auto Focus Mode for motion pictures.

•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 [š] and then take a picture.

•[FACE RECOG.] only works when [š] is set.

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

–In [FOOD] in [CLOSE-UP]

–In [NIGHT SCENERY] and [ILLUMINATIONS] in [NIGHT PORTRAIT]

•The AF Mode is fixed to [Ø] when using the Digital Zoom.

•AF area will be fixed to a small point in [PERIPHERAL DEFOCUS] in Scene Mode.

•It will be set to [Ø] when a recording is performed with the Touch Shutter function (P54).

About [š] (Face Detection)

When the camera detects a person’s face, the following color AF area is displayed.

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.

•When [š] is selected and [METERING MODE] is set to multiple [C], the camera will adjust the exposure to suit the person’s face.

•Under certain picture-taking conditions including the following cases, the facial recognition function may fail to work, making it impossible to detect faces. The 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

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