Panasonic DMC-ZS15, DMC-TZ25 operating instructions AF Mode

Using the [Rec] menu

[AF Mode]

••For [Rec] menu setting procedures (→39)

Method of aligning focus can be changed according to position and number of subjects.

■■Recording mode:

■■Settings: / / / /

Taking front-on	Recognises faces (up to 15 people) and adjusts exposure and focus
pictures of people	accordingly.
(Face Detection)	AF area
	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 area are also focused.
Automatically locking	Align the AF Tracking frame with the subject, and then press .
the focus on a
moving subject	AF Tracking frame
(AF Tracking)	When the subject is recognised, the AF Tracking frame changes
	from white to yellow, and the subject is automatically kept in focus.
	If AF Lock fails, a red frame lights up.
	••To clear AF Lock, press .
	••Focus (same as macro recording) (→55)
Subject not centred in	Focuses on up to 23 points in each AF area.
picture
(23-area-focusing)
Determined position	1-area-focusing: Focuses on AF area in centre of picture.
for focus	(Recommended when focus is difficult to align)
(1-area-focusing)	Spot-focusing: Focuses on smaller, limited area.
(Spot-focusing)

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