Panasonic DMC-ZS1 User Manual

VQT1Z82

Taking motion pictures

‘MOTION PICTURE Mode’

Mode:

Taking pictures with the face recognition

function

Mode:

Face Recognition function

Set ‘FACE RECOG.’ in the REC menu to ‘ON’ to use the following face recognition
functions when taking pictures.

Detect faces close to those that have been registered for priority

focus and exposure adjustment.

Set names for registered faces, which will then be displayed

when the camera recognizes a registered face.

Set ‘AUTO REGISTRATION’ to ‘ON’ to have the camera

remember the faces it recognizes, automatically detect faces
that appear frequently, and display these faces on the face
registration screen.

Names can be displayed during playback, and only pictures featuring

certain names can be displayed with ‘CATEGORY PLAY’ (P.88).

Face registration

Up to 6 faces can be registered with information such as names and birthdays. This
allows for easier recognition of people who frequently appear in your pictures.

Registering from REC menu

Select ‘FACE RECOG.’ from

the REC menu (P.18)
Select ‘SET’ with ▲▼, and

press ‘MENU/SET’
Select ‘MEMORY’ with ▲▼,

and press ‘MENU/SET’

• A list will be displayed if 6 people

have already been registered.
Select a person to be replaced. This
person’s information will be deleted.

• To change previously registered

faces, select ‘EDIT’, choose the
person to edit, and perform steps
and .

• To delete registrations, select

‘DELETE’, and choose the person to
be deleted.

Use the guidelines to take a

picture

Align eye positions to the guidelines

• Non-human faces (i.e. pets, etc.)

cannot be registered.

• Ensure that the person is facing the

camera directly.

Select ‘YES’ with ▲▼, and

press ‘MENU/SET’
Register name and birthday

on the editing screen

(see next page)
Press ‘MENU/SET’ to close

the window

A maximum of approx. 2 GB of continuous motion pictures can be recorded. (Even if

there is more than 2 GB of available space on the card, the available recording time
will be calculated for a maximum of 2 GB.) To record more than 2 GB, press the shutter
button again.

Do not block the microphone with your fingers.
Immediately release the shutter button after pressing it. No audio will be recorded for a

few seconds after recording is started if the button is held down.

Camera operation sounds, such as zoom movement and beeps may be recorded.
The zoom speed is slower than normal.
AF MODE is fixed at 1-area-focusing, and stabilizer is fixed at ‘MODE1’.
To fix the focus setting, set ‘CONTINUOUS AF’ to ‘OFF’.
Extended optical zoom and ROTATE DISP. for pictures taken vertically are not

available.

‘NATURAL’ and ‘VIVID’ cannot be set for motion picture recording.
Recording automatically ends when there is no more available space. For certain

memory cards, recording may end while in progress.

MultiMediaCards are not supported.
‘QVGA’ in ‘REC QUALITY’ (P.80) only can be recorded to the built-in memory.

Set to

Set the mode dial to

(MOTION PICTURE Mode)

Start recording

Press halfway

(Adjust the focus)

Press fully

(start recording) Elapsed recording time (approx.)

Remaining recording time

(approx.)

End recording

Press fully

Playing back motion pictures

(P.84)

Microphone

This enables recording of (monaural) audio motion pictures. (Recording with muted
sound is not possible.) Zoom can also be used during recording. If the motion picture is
recorded on a memory card, one that is marked as ‘10 MB/s’ or faster on the package is
recommended.

For the operating procedures for the DMC-ZS3, see P.61.