Panasonic DMCTS1S, DMC-TS1 About ƒ, Setting up AF Tracking Bring the subject to the AF tracking

Advanced (Recording pictures)

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

–When digital zoom is used

–Taking picture underwater

∫About [ƒ]

•You can focus on the subject more quickly than in other AF modes.

•The picture may stop moving for a moment before being brought into focus when you press the shutter button halfway. This is not a malfunction.

∫ Setting up [ ] (AF Tracking)
1 Bring the subject to the AF tracking	Before locking	Locked
frame, and press 4 to lock the subject

•AF tracking frame will continuously focus on the subject's movement once the subject is recognized.

•AF tracking is turned off when 4 is pressed again.

2Take the picture

Note

•Dynamic tracking function may fail to lock, lose the subject in AF tracking, or track different subjects depending on the recording conditions such as the ones below.

–When the subject is too small

–When the recording location is too dark or bright

–When the subject is moving too fast

–When the background has the same or similar color to the subject.

–When jitter is occurring

–When using the zoom

–Taking picture underwater

•If it fails to lock, AF area will flash in red, and disappear. Press 4 again.

•AF Tracking will not operate when the subject is not specified, the subject is lost, or has failed to be tracked. The picture will be taken with [Ø] in [AF MODE] in that case.

•[FACE RECOG.] does not work when AF tracking is active.

•[QUICK AF] will not operate during AF tracking.

•It is not possible to set [ ] in [PANORAMA ASSIST], [STARRY SKY], [FIREWORKS], [PIN HOLE], [FILM GRAIN], or in the recording motion pictures.

•It is not possible to set [ ] in [B/W], [SEPIA], [COOL], or [WARM] in [COLOR MODE].

•The focus range is 5 cm (0.17 feet) (Wide)/30 cm (0.99 feet) (Tele) to ¶.

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