Panasonic DMC-TS3 owner manual 104, About š Face Detection

Recording

∫About [š] (Face Detection)

The following AF area frames are displayed when the camera detects the faces. 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.

•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 [ ] ([Ø] while motion pictures are taken).

–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 pictures underwater

∫Setting up [ ] (AF Tracking)

Bring the subject to the AF tracking frame, and press 4.

AAF tracking frame

•AF area will be displayed in yellow when a subject is recognized, and focus will automatically adjust continuously following the subject’s movement (Dynamic tracking).

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

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• Dynamic tracking function may fail to lock, lose the subject in AF
tracking, or track different subject 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.

• It cannot be set to [ ] in the following conditions.

– In [Panorama Assist], [Starry Sky], [Fireworks], [Pin Hole], [Film Grain] and [High Dynamic] in Scene Mode

– In [B/W], [SEPIA], [COOL], or [WARM] in [Color Mode]

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