Panasonic DMC-TZ25, DMC-ZS15 operating instructions Quick AF, Recording mode Settings on / OFF

Using the [Rec] menu

●●Focus is fixed to (1-area-focusing) in the following cases: [Miniature Effect] in [Creative Control] mode

●●Use (1-area-focusing) if focus is difficult to align with (Spot-focusing). ●●Cannot set to (Face Detection) in the following cases:

••Scene Modes ([Panorama Shot] [Night Scenery] [Handheld Night Shot] [Food] [Underwater])

••[Creative Control] Mode ([Soft Focus])

●●If the camera misinterprets a non-human subject as a face in (Face Detection) setting, switch to another setting.

●●If conditions prevent the face from being recognised, such as when the movement of the subject is too rapid, the [AF Mode] setting switches to (23-area-focusing).

●●Under certain recording conditions, such as when the subject is small or dark, AF Tracking may not operate correctly.

●●When AF Tracking does not work, focus will be on (1-area-focusing). ●●Cannot set to in the following cases.

••[Panorama Shot] Scene Mode ••[B&W] and [SEPIA] in [Color Mode]

••[Creative Control] Mode ([Sepia] [Dynamic Monochrome] [High Dynamic] [Toy Effect] [Soft Focus])

●●While recording motion pictures and the setting is other than (Face Detection), focus will be on (1-area-focusing).

[Quick AF]

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

The focus is automatically adjusted when camera blurring is small even when the shutter button is not pressed. (Increases battery consumption)

■■Recording mode:

■■Settings: [ON] / [OFF]

●●Focus alignment may take time if zoom is suddenly changed from max. W to max. T, or if suddenly moving closer to subject.

●●Press shutter button halfway if focus is difficult to align. ●●The function will turn [OFF] in the following cases.

[Night Portrait], [Night Scenery], and [Handheld Night Shot] Scene Modes ●●[Quick AF] will not work while AF Tracking is operating.

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