Panasonic DMC-TZ65 User Manual
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Taking picture with automatic settings
‘INTELLIGENT AUTO mode’ (Continued)
Mode:
Taking pictures with your own settings
‘NORMAL PICTURE mode’
Mode:
Face Detection and Face Recognition
If the camera automatically identifies the scene and determines that people appear
as subjects in the image (
as subjects in the image (
or
), Face Detection is activated, and the focus and
exposure are adjusted for the recognised faces. (P.73)
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.’ (P.65) 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.
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.
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
• 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.
Please refer to P.73 if AF Lock is not successful for certain objects.
Please refer to P.73 if AF Lock is not successful for certain objects.
Turn on the power
Status indicator illuminated for
approx. 1 second.
approx. 1 second.
Set to
Set to
(NORMAL PICTURE mode)
Take a picture
Press halfway
(Adjust the
focus)
Press fully
Focus display
(when focus
aligned: flashing
→ illuminated)
AF area
(Aligns focus with subject; when
complete: red/white → green)
To take motion pictures
(P.61)
To use zoom
(P.37)
To use flash
(P.43)
To adjust image brightness
(P.49)
To take close-up pictures
(P.45)
To adjust colouring
(P.72)
When (jitter alert) is displayed, use the optical image
stabilizer (P.77), a tripod, or the self-timer (P.48).
If aperture value or shutter speed is displayed in red,
correct exposure has not been achieved. Use flash or
change ‘SENSITIVITY’ (P.71) settings.
change ‘SENSITIVITY’ (P.71) settings.
Aperture value
Shutter speed
Jitter alert
display
Using REC menu (P.69) to change settings and set up your own recording environment.
Zoom lever
Status indicator
Shutter button