Face Recog, Metering Mode, Exposure | Panasonic DMC-ZS15, DMC-TZ25

Using the [Rec] menu

[Face Recog.]

••For [Rec] menu setting procedures (→39) For details (→74).

[Metering Mode]

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

You can change the position for measuring brightness when correcting exposure.

■■Recording mode: ■■Settings:

	Brightness measurement position	Conditions
[Multi	Whole screen	Normal usage (produces balanced
Metering]		pictures)
[Center	Centre and surrounding area	Subject in centre
Weighted]	Centre and surrounding area	Subject in centre
Weighted]

[Spot]	Centre and close surrounding area	Great difference between
[Spot]	Centre and close surrounding area	Great difference between
		brightness of subject and
		brightness of subject and
		background
		(e.g. person in spotlight on stage,
		backlighting)

[i.Exposure]

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

Automatically adjusts contrast and exposure to give more lifelike colours when there is significant contrast between background and subject.

■■Recording mode:

■■Settings: [LOW] / [STANDARD] / [HIGH] / [OFF]

●●[LOW], [STANDARD] and [HIGH] indicate the maximum range of correction. ●●When [i.Exposure] works, the colour of changes.

●●Even if [Sensitivity] is set to [100], when [i.Exposure] is activated, pictures may be taken at a higher ISO Sensitivity than the setting.

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DMC-ZS15, DMC-TZ25 specifications

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Panasonic DMC-ZS15, DMC-TZ25 operating instructions Face Recog, Metering Mode, Exposure

Models: DMC-ZS15 DMC-TZ25