Taking motion pictures

‘MOTION PICTURE mode’ Mode:

This enables recording of (monaural) audio motion pictures. (Recording with muted sound is not possible.) Zoom can also be used during recording. If the motion picture is

recorded on a memory card, one that is marked as ‘10 MB/s’ or faster on the package is

recommended.

Set to

Microphone

 

 

Set the mode dial to

 

(MOTION PICTURE mode).

 

Start recording

Remaining recording time (approx.)

Press halfway

(Adjust the focus)

The illustration shows the DMC-TZ6.

 

Playing back motion pictures

Press fully

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elapsed recording time (approx.)

 

(P.84)

(start recording)

Taking pictures with the face recognition function

Mode:

Face Recognition function

Set ‘FACE RECOG.’ in the REC menu to ‘ON’ to use the following face recognition functions when taking pictures.

Detect faces close to those that have been registered for priority focus and exposure adjustment.

Set names for registered faces, which will then be displayed when the camera Recognises a registered face.

Set ‘AUTO REGISTRATION’ to ‘ON’ to have the camera remember the faces it Recognises, automatically detect faces that appear frequently, and display these faces on the face registration screen.

Names can be displayed during playback, and only pictures featuring certain names can be displayed with ‘CATEGORY PLAY’ (P.88).

Face registration

Up to 6 faces can be registered with information such as names and birthdays. This allows for easier recognition of people who frequently appear in your pictures.

Registering from REC menu

End recording

Press fully

A maximum of approx. 15 minutes of continuous motion picture can be recorded. (Even if there is more than 15 minutes of available space on the card, the available recording time will be calculated for a maximum of 15 minutes.) To record more than 15 minutes, press the shutter button again.

Do not block the microphone with your fingers.

Immediately release the shutter button after pressing it. No audio will be recorded for a few seconds after recording is started if the button is held down.

Easy zoom cannot be used while recording a motion picture.

Camera operation sounds, such as zoom movement and beeps may be recorded.

The zoom speed is slower than normal.

AF MODE is fixed at 1-area-focusing, and stabilizer is fixed at ‘MODE1’.

To fix the focus setting, set ‘CONTINUOUS AF’ to ‘OFF’.

Extra optical zoom and ROTATE DISP. for pictures taken vertically are not available. ‘NATURAL’ and ‘VIVID’ cannot be set for motion picture recording.

Recording automatically ends when there is no more available space. For certain memory cards, recording may end while in progress.

MultiMediaCards are not supported.

‘QVGA’ in ‘REC QUALITY’ (P.80) only can be recorded to the built-in memory.

Select ‘FACE RECOG.’ from the REC menu (P.18)

Select ‘SET’ with ▲▼, and press ‘MENU/SET’

Select ‘MEMORY’ with ▲▼, and press ‘MENU/SET’

A list will be displayed if 6 people have already been registered. Select a person to replace. This person’s information will be deleted.

To change previously registered faces, select ‘EDIT’, choose the person to edit, and perform steps and .

To delete registrations, select ‘DELETE’, and choose the person to be deleted.

Use the guidelines to take a picture

Align eye positions to the guidelines

Non-human faces (i.e. pets, etc.) cannot be registered.

Ensure that the person is facing the camera directly.

Select ‘YES’ with ▲▼, and press ‘MENU/SET’

Register name and birthday on the editing screen (see next page)

Press ‘MENU/SET’ to close the window

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Panasonic DMC-TZ65, DMC-TZ7 operating instructions ‘MOTION Picture mode’ Mode, Face Recognition function, Face registration

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