Panasonic DMC-ZS15 User Manual

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Focus is fixed to   (1-area-focusing) in the following cases: 

[Miniature Effect] in [Creative Control] mode 

 

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Use   (1-area-focusing) if focus is difficult to align with   (Spot-focusing).

 

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Cannot set to   (Face Detection) in the following cases:

 •Scene Modes ([Panorama Shot] [Night Scenery] [Handheld Night Shot] [Food] 

[Underwater])

 •[Creative Control] Mode ([Soft Focus])

 

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If the camera misinterprets a non-human subject as a face in   (Face Detection) 

setting, switch to another setting.

 

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If conditions prevent the face from being recognised, such as when the movement of 

the subject is too rapid, the [AF Mode] setting switches to   (23-area-focusing).

 

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Under certain recording conditions, such as when the subject is small or dark, AF 

Tracking may not operate correctly.

 

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When AF Tracking does not work, focus will be on   (1-area-focusing).

 

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Cannot set to   in the following cases.

 •[Panorama Shot] Scene Mode

 •[B&W] and [SEPIA] in [Color Mode]

 •[Creative Control] Mode ([Sepia] [Dynamic Monochrome] [High Dynamic] 

[Toy Effect] [Soft Focus])

 

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While recording motion pictures and the setting is other than   (Face Detection), focus 

will be on   (1-area-focusing).

 •For [Rec] menu setting procedures (→39)

The focus is automatically adjusted when camera blurring is small even when the shutter 

button is not pressed. (Increases battery consumption)

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Focus alignment may take time if zoom is suddenly changed from max. W to max. T, or 

if suddenly moving closer to subject.

 

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Press shutter button halfway if focus is difficult to align.

 

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The function will turn [OFF] in the following cases.

[Night Portrait], [Night Scenery], and [Handheld Night Shot] Scene Modes

 

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[Quick AF] will not work while AF Tracking is operating.