Panasonic DMC-ZS27, DMC-ZS30 owner manual 119, AF Mode

Application (Record)

Using the [Rec] menu

••For the setting procedures of the menu. (→54)

[AF Mode]

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

■■Settings: / / / /

Taking front-on	Recognizes 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	Touch the subject
the focus on a		AF Tracking frame
moving subject		When the subject is recognized, the AF
(AF Tracking)		Tracking frame changes from white to yellow,
		and the subject is automatically kept in focus.
		If AF Lock fails, a red frame flashes.

••Perform these operations with the touch shutter function (→32) released.

••To release AF Tracking → Touch .

••Focus range (same as macro recording) (→78)

••You can also use to perform this function.

Subject not centered	Focus on the subject in the forefront of a wide range area (up to
in picture	23-area-focusing) on the recording screen.
(23-area-focusing)
Determined position	1-area-focusing:Focuses on AF area in center 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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