Panasonic DMC FZ 28, DMCFZ28K operating instructions Screen, About š Yellow, About ƒ, High speed

				Advanced (Recording pictures)
			[ ]: AF Tracking	Focus and exposure can be adjusted to a specified subject.
				Focus will keep on following the subject even if it moves.
				(Dynamic tracking)
[			]: Multi-area-focusing	The camera focuses on up to 5 focus areas per selected AF
				area pattern. This is effective when the subject is not in the
				center of the screen.
	[ƒ]: 1-area-focusing			The camera quickly focuses on the subject in the AF area on
			(High speed)	the screen.
	[Ø]: 1-area-focusing			The camera focuses on the subject in the AF area on the
				screen.
		[Ù]: Spot-focusing		The camera focuses on a limited narrow area in the screen.

Note

•The camera is focusing on all the AF areas when multiple AF areas (max. 5 areas) light at the same time. If you want to determine the focus position to take pictures, switch the AF mode to

[ƒ], [Ø] or [Ù].

• If the AF mode is set to [ ], the AF area is not displayed until the picture is brought into focus.

•Switch the AF mode to [ƒ] or [Ø] if it is difficult to focus using [Ù].

•The camera may detect the subjects other than a person as the face. In this case, switch the AF mode to any modes other than [š] and then take a picture.

•It is not possible to set [š] in the following cases.

–In [NIGHT SCENERY], [ILLUMINATIONS] and [CREATIVE NIGHT SCENERY] in

[NIGHT PORTRAIT]

–In [FOOD] in [CLOSE-UP]

–[PANNING], [STARRY SKY], [FIREWORKS] and [AERIAL PHOTO] in scene mode

–Motion picture mode

∫About [š] 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 areas are also focused.

•Under certain picture-taking conditions including the following cases, the facial recognition function may fail to work, making it impossible to detect faces. [AF MODE] is switched to [

–When the face is not facing the camera

–When the face is at an angle

–When the face is extremely bright or dark

–When there is little contrast on the faces

–When the facial features are hidden behind sunglasses, etc.

–When the face appears small on the screen

–When there is rapid movement

–When the subject is other than a human being

–When the camera is shaking

–When digital zoom is used

∫About [ƒ]

].

•You can focus on the subject more quickly than in other AF modes.

•The picture may stop moving for a moment before being brought into focus when you press the shutter button halfway. This is not a malfunction.

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