Panasonic DMCZS3A Face Detection and Face Recognition, Set AF Mode to AF tracking, To use flash

e.g. Face too large – ‘i PORTRAIT’ becomes ‘i MACRO’

Taking picture with automatic settings

‘INTELLIGENT AUTO mode’ (Continued)

Mode:

Backlight compensation

Backlight refers to the light that shines from behind the subject. When this occurs, the subject appears darker, and so backlighting is automatically corrected by increasing the brightness of the entire image.

To use flash

Select either			(Auto) or		(forced flash off).
When using		,		(AUTO),		(Auto/red-eye reduction)
and	(Slow sync./red-eye reduction) will be switched
between automatically (see P.27 for details).
A second flash will be emitted in							and	for red-eye
reduction.

In addition to automatic scene detection, ‘INTELLIGENT ISO ’, ‘I.EXPOSURE’, and ‘BACKLIGHT COMPENSATION’ will operate automatically.

The following menu items may be set in INTELLIGENT AUTO Mode.

• (REC menu): ‘PICTURE SIZE 1’, ‘BURST’, ‘COLOR MODE 1’, ‘FACE RECOG. 1’

• (MOTION PICTURE menu) : ‘REC MODE’, ‘REC QUALITY1’, ‘COLOR MODE1’

• (SETUP menu2): ‘CLOCK SET’, ‘WORLD TIME’, ‘BEEP1’, ‘LANGUAGE’

1 Items that may be set differ from other recording modes.

2 Other items in the SETUP menu will reflect settings made in other recording modes. According to the following conditions, different scene types may be determined for the same subject.

•Face contrast, conditions of subject (size, distance, colouring, movement), zoom ratio, sunset, sunrise, low brightness, jitter

If desired scene type is not selected, we recommend manually selecting the appropriate recording mode.

We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer with ‘i NIGHT SCENERY’ and ‘i NIGHT PORTRAIT’.

When jitter is small (e.g. using tripod) with ‘i NIGHT SCENERY’, shutter speed can reach a maximum of 8 seconds. Do not move the camera.

The settings for the following functions are fixed.

•AUTO REVIEW: 2 SEC. • POWER SAVE: 5 MIN. • GUIDE LINE:

•WHITE BALANCE: AWB • QUALITY: (Fine) • STABILIZER: AUTO

•AF MODE: (Face detection)1 • AF ASSIST LAMP: ON

•METERING MODE: (Multiple) • PRE AF: Q-AF

1 (11-area-focusing) when face cannot be recognised

The following functions cannot be used.

‘HISTOGRAM’, ‘EXPOSURE’, ‘AUTO BRACKET’, ‘MULTI ASPECT’ , ‘WB ADJUST.’, ‘DIGITAL ZOOM’, ‘MIN. SHTR SPEED’, ‘AUDIO REC.’

22 VQT1Z96 (ENG)

Face Detection and Face Recognition

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

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.’ 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 memorises detected faces during Face Detection, automatically recognises faces which are taken frequently, and displays them on the face registration screen.

Face Recognition searches for faces close to those that have been registered. Correct recognition of faces cannot be guaranteed.

In some cases, the camera may be unable to correctly distinguish between people with similar facial characteristics, such as parents and children and brothers and sisters.

When using Face Recognition, the facial characteristics are extracted for performing recognition, and so this process takes longer than regular Face Detection.

For subjects registered as newborns and infants (people with birthdays set to less than 3 years), is displayed, and the picture will be taken to give the skin a more healthy appearance.

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.

(ENG) VQT1Z96 23