Panasonic DMCZS3 Operating Guide

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  Taking pictures with the face recognition 
function
 
 
 
(Continued)
Mode: 
 
 
 
 
Useful features for travel
Mode: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Face recognition editing screen
Select items with ▲▼, and press 
 to set.
•  PRIORITY:  Set priority order for focus and exposure adjustment 
Changing priority order: Select new registration number with 
▲▼◄►, and press [MENU/SET].
•  AGE: Input birthday with ▲▼◄►, and press ‘MENU/SET’
•  FOCUS ICON: Select with ▲▼, and press ‘MENU/SET’.
•  Face picture:  Press ◄ to select the picture, and press ‘MENU/SET’ to 
take another face picture (step 
 on previous page).
 Registering from automatic registration screen
If ‘AUTO REGISTRATION’ is set to ‘ON’ in step   of ‘Face registration’, the registration 
screen will be automatically displayed after taking a picture of someone who appears 
frequently in your pictures. (The screen will appear after the same person is taken 
about 5 times – not including pictures taken with BURST, AUDIO REC., AUTO 
BRACKET, or MULTI ASPECT settings.)
 Select ‘YES’ with ▲, and press ‘MENU/SET’
 •  
If ‘NO’ is selected, another screen will be displayed, where ‘AUTO 
REGISTRATION’ can be set to ‘OFF’ by pressing ▲ to select ‘YES’.
 Follow  steps 
 and   in ‘Face registration’
 •  
The automatic registration screen will not be displayed if 6 people 
have already been registered.
 Face Recognition may not be possible or may not correctly recognise people in the 
following cases due to their expressions or recording environment even if they are 
registered people.
•  Faces that are not facing forward, are 
tilted, appear extremely bright or dark, 
are obscured by sunglasses, light 
reflected by eyeglasses, hair, hats, or 
other objects, or appear small.
•  The entire face does not fit into the screen
•  Facial features changed due to age
•  Significantly different expressions
•  Few amounts of face shading
•  Fast movements
•  The camera is shaking
•  Digital zoom is used
 AF MODE is fixed to   (Face detection).
 If the camera is aimed at a different subject after pressing the shutter button halfway 
when taking a picture, recording information for the different subject may be added.
 Please re-register any faces that are not correctly recognised.
 Face Recognition does not work with CLIPBOARD mode, motion picture recording, BURST 
(for second and subsequent pictures), and the ‘PANORAMA ASSIST’, ‘TRANSFORM’, 
‘NIGHT SCENERY’, ‘FOOD’, ‘HI-SPEED BURST’, ‘FLASH BURST’, ‘STARRY SKY’, 
‘FIREWORKS’, ‘AERIAL PHOTO’, ‘FILM GRAIN’, and ‘UNDERWATER’ scene modes.
 Names registered with ‘FACE RECOG.’ will not be displayed for pictures where text has 
already been registered for names in ‘BABY’ or ‘PET’ scene modes, for ‘LOCATION’ in 
‘TRAVEL DATE’, or in ‘TITLE EDIT’.
 Information for up to three registered people can be viewed when using the 
‘PHOTOfunSTUDIO’ on the CD-ROM (supplied).
‘FACE RECOG.’ is not available in the DMC-ZS1.
 TRAVEL DATE (Record travel date and destination)
Record information as to what day and where pictures were taken by setting departure 
dates and destinations.
Set-up: • 
 
   
• 
 
Press ‘MENU/SET’ → ‘  SETUP MENU’ → Select ‘TRAVEL DATE’ 
 The number of days elapsed is displayed for approx. 5 sec. when switching from playback 
to recording mode or when power is turned on. (
 displayed at bottom-right of screen)
 When destination is set in ‘WORLD TIME’ (next page), days elapsed are calculated 
based on local destination time.
 If settings are made before departure date, number of days to departure are displayed 
in orange with a minus sign (but not recorded).
 When ‘TRAVEL DATE’ is displayed in white with a minus sign, the ‘HOME’ date is one 
day in advance of the ‘DESTINATION’ date (this is recorded).
 Text in ‘LOCATION’ can be edited after recording with ‘TITLE EDIT’ (P.87).
 To print travel date or destination → Use ‘TEXT STAMP’ (P.88), or print using supplied 
CD-ROM (PHOTOfunSTUDIO).
 Names in ‘BABY’ and ‘PET’ scene modes cannot be recorded when ‘LOCATION’ is set.
  ‘TRAVEL DATE’ can be recorded during motion picture recording (Motion JPEG only), 
but ‘LOCATION’ cannot.
Select ‘TRAVEL SETUP’
Select ‘SET’
Set departure date
Set return date with ▲▼◄►
Exit without entering if you do not wish 
to set a return date.
Select ‘LOCATION’
Select ‘SET’
Enter destination
•  Press ‘MENU/SET’ twice after inputting 
text to complete.
 To  release 
Setting is released automatically once 
return date has passed. To release before 
this date, select ‘OFF’ in step
 
, and 
press ‘MENU/SET’ 3 times.
 Recording only. (Cannot set.)