Panasonic DMCTZ71EB Operating Guide

Application (Record)

Taking pictures with Auto Focus

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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.

 

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

 •Scene Modes ([Night Scenery], [Handheld Night Shot], [Food], [Starry Sky],  

[High Speed Video])

 •[Creative Control] Mode ([Miniature Effect], [Soft Focus])

 •[Panorama Shot] Mode

 

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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).