Panasonic DMC-FX33 User Manual

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∫ About face detection
This function detects a person’s face in the 
image area so that the focus can be 
adjusted properly. This is particularly 
effective in preventing errors such as when 
the focus is on the background when taking 
a commemorative photograph. 

• When the camera detects a person’s face, 

the following color AF area is displayed.
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 areas are also focused.

• Up to 15 AF areas are displayed.
• Under certain picture-taking conditions 

including the following cases, the facial 
recognition function may fail to work, 
making it impossible to detect faces. 
[AF MODE] is switched to [

].

– When the face is not facing the camera
– When the face is at an angle
– When the face is extremely bright or 

dark

– When there is little contrast on the faces
– When the facial features are hidden 

behind sunglasses, etc.

– When the face appears small on the 

screen

– When there is rapid movement
– When the subject is other than a human 

being

– When the camera is shaking
– When digital zoom is used

∫ About [

• You can focus on the subject more quickly 

than other AF modes.

• The picture may stop moving for a 

moment before being brought into focus 
when you press the shutter button 
halfway. This is not a malfunction.

• The AF area displayed is bigger than 

usual when taking pictures in dark places 
or when using the digital zoom. The AF 
area displayed on the center of the screen 
may also be bigger than usual when 
taking pictures in underwater mode.

• The camera is focusing on all the AF 

areas when multiple AF areas (max. 
5 areas) light at the same time.
The focus position is not predetermined. It 
is set to a position automatically 
determined by the camera at the time of 
focusing. If you want to determine the 
focus position to take pictures, switch the 
AF mode to [

], [

] or [

].

• If the AF mode is set to [

] or [

], 

the AF area is not displayed until the 
picture is brought into focus.

• Switch the AF mode to [

] or [

] if it 

is difficult to focus using [

].

• The AF mode cannot be set in 

[FIREWORKS] in scene mode.

• It is not possible to set [

] in the 

following cases.
– In [NIGHT SCENERY], [FOOD], 

[STARRY SKY], [AERIAL PHOTO] and 
[UNDERWATER] in scene mode.

– In motion picture mode [

].

• The camera may detect the subjects other 

than a person as the face. In this case, 
switch the AF mode to any modes other 
than [

] and then take a picture.

The camera focuses on 
a limited narrow area in 
the screen.

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