Panasonic DMC-ZS6 About Happy colors, Face Detection and Face Recognition, AF Tracking

Taking pictures with automatic settings

[INTELLIGENT AUTO] Mode (Continued)

Recording Mode:

About Happy colors

If [COLOR EFFECT] is set to[Happy], both still and motion pictures are clearer, with more vivid coloring.

• [Happy] can only be set in [INTELLIGENT AUTO] Mode.

When setting [Happy]

Face Detection and Face Recognition

If the camera automatically identifies the scene and determines that people appear as subjects in the picture ( or ), Face Detection is activated, and the focus and exposure are adjusted for the recognized faces. (→99)

■Face Recognition

The faces of people who are taken frequently can be registered together with their names, ages, and other information.

If pictures are taken with [FACE RECOG.] (→78) set to [ON], priority is given to the focus and exposure adjustments of the faces close to those that have been registered. Also, the camera memorizes detected faces during Face Detection, automatically recognizes faces which are taken frequently, and displays them on the face registration screen.

AF Tracking

Even if a subject, where the focus was locked (AF Lock) moves, the camera can continue to keep it in focus.

Set [AF MODE] to AF Tracking

• To cancel AF Tracking → Press ▲ again.

AF Tracking frame

Align the AF Tracking frame with the subject, and then lock.

•To cancel AF Lock → Press ▲.

•The optimum scene is detected for the subject

where the focus was locked (AF Lock).

AF Lock successful: Yellow

AF Lock failed: Red (flash)

●Face Recognition will be inactive while using AF Tracking. ●If AF Lock is not successful for certain objects (→100).

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