Panasonic DMC-S5 User Manual
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Using the [Rec] menu
[AF Mode]
Method of aligning focus can be changed according to position and number of subjects.
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Recording mode:
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Settings: / /
Taking front-on
pictures of people
(Face Detection)
Recognises faces (up to 15 people) and adjusts exposure and focus
accordingly.
AF area
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 area are also focused.
Subject not centred in
picture
(23-area-focusing)
Focuses on up to 23 points in each AF area.
(AF area not displayed until focused)
Determined position
for focus
(1-area-focusing)
Focuses on AF area in centre of picture.
(Recommended when focus is difficult to align)
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Cannot set to “Face Detection” in the following cases:
[Panorama Shot], [Night Scenery], [Food] Scene Modes
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If the camera misinterprets a non-human subject as a face in the “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).