Panasonic DMCTZ25EB Operating Guide

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Using the [Rec] menu
[AF Mode]
Method of aligning focus can be changed according to position and number of subjects.
 
Recording mode:                   
 
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.
Automatically locking 
the focus on a 
moving subject
 (AF Tracking)
Align the AF Tracking frame with the subject, and then press  .
AF Tracking frame
When the subject is recognised, the AF Tracking frame changes 
from white to yellow, and the subject is automatically kept in focus.
If AF Lock fails, a red frame lights up.
 •To clear AF Lock, press  .
Subject not centred in 
picture 
 (23-area-focusing)
Focuses on up to 23 points in each AF area.
Determined position 
for focus
 (1-area-focusing)
 (Spot-focusing)
1-area-focusing:  Focuses on AF area in centre of picture. 
(Recommended when focus is difficult to align) 
Spot-focusing: Focuses on smaller, limited area.