Panasonic DMC-FS42 Software Guide

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Categorization  Categorization by face (face recognition)

The pictures can be auto categorized by face based on the 
face pictures being registered in advance.

™ However, if the pictures are categorized according to the face 

in the digital camera having face categorization function, they 
are automatically categorized while acquiring based on the 
categorization information being described in Exif information.
(The face pictures set in digital camera will not be registered 
automatically.)

1 Enter a name.

• Select it from list when picture is added to the existing name.
• Maximum of 32 single byte characters can be entered.
• Maximum 20 names can be registered.

2 Click to display the face selection window.

3 Drag and drop the picture from picture browser or 

Explorer.

Face recognition does not guarantee steady recognition even if the 
person is registered.
Also, it may not correctly recognize between parents and children, or 
brothers and sisters, with similar face characteristics.

™ The face of a subject other than a person (pets etc.) cannot 

be detected.

™ Face recognition may not be performed at all or it may not 

recognize correctly in the following cases.

- Face is not facing the camera
- The face is at an incline
- The face is extremely bright or dark
- There are few shadows on the face
- The face is blocked by sunglasses, glasses reflecting 

light, hair, a hat, etc.

- The face is recorded in small size
- When the face does not fit in the frame because it is too 

close or shifted to either side

- The expression is greatly different
- When the characteristics of the face changed due to 

aging

Registering the face pictures

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