Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX100 Operating Instructions Manual page 116

Taking front-on pictures of people
The camera automatically detects the faces and eyes of subjects. The camera adjusts
the focus on the eye that is closer to the camera and the exposure using the face (when
[Metering Mode] is set to [
• The camera can detect up to 15 faces. The camera can detect only the eyes of faces to
be focused on.
When the camera recognises a face, the AF area and eye
used for focusing are 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 area are also focused.
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You can change the position and size of the AF area and eye to be used for focusing.
(→121)
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If [Metering Mode] is set to [
camera will adjust the exposure using the face of a subject.
Not available in the following case:
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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 [
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Adjusting the focus and brightness (exposure)
(Face/Eye Detection)
] (Multiple)).
] (Multiple) when [
] (49-area-focusing).
Taking pictures with Auto Focus
] (Face/Eye Detection) is selected, the
(→139)
Eye used for focusing
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