About face detection | Panasonic DMC-L10K instruction

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∫About face detection

This function detects a person’s face in the image area so that the focus can be adjusted properly. This is particularly effective in preventing errors such as when the focus is on the background when taking a commemorative photograph.

•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.

•Up to 15 AF areas are displayed.

•When [ ] is selected and the metering

mode is set to multiple [ ], the camera will adjust the exposure to suit the

person’s face.

•Under certain picture-taking conditions including the following cases, the face detection function may fail to work, making it impossible to detect faces. [AF] 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

•The face detection function is not activated when using the digital zoom.

•The AF area displayed is bigger than usual when taking pictures in dark places or when using the digital zoom.

•The camera is focusing on all the AF areas when multiple AF areas (max.

9 areas) light at the same time.

The focus position is not predetermined. It is set to a position automatically determined by the camera at the time of focusing. If you want to determine the

focus position to take pictures, switch the AF mode to [ ] or [ ].