Taking Pictures With Automatic; Settings [Intelligent Auto] Mode - Panasonic LUMIX DMC-TZ18 Owner's Manual

Taking pictures with automatic settings
[Intelligent Auto] Mode
Recording Mode:
Optimum settings are made automatically from information such as "face", "movement",
"brightness", and "distance" just by pointing the camera at the subject, meaning that clear
pictures can be taken without the need to make settings manually.
Shutter button
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Automatic Scene Detection
Camera identifies the scene when pointed at the subject, and makes optimum settings
automatically.
People are detected
Baby is detected
Scenery is detected
A sunset is detected
Reads subject movement to avoid blurring when the scene does not correspond to any of
the above.
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When babies (under 3 years) that are registered with the Face Recognition function are
recognized.
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We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer.
If the camera automatically identifies the scene and determines that people appear as
subjects in the picture (
exposure are adjusted for the recognized faces.
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According to the following conditions, different scene types may be determined for the
same subject:
Face contrast, conditions of subject (size, distance, coloring, contrast, movement),
zoom ratio, sunset, sunrise, low brightness, jitter
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If undesired scene type is selected, we recommend manually selecting the
appropriate Recording Mode.
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We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer with
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, , ), Face Detection is activated, and the focus and
Set to
Set to
([Intelligent Auto] Mode)
Take a picture
Press halfway
(press lightly to focus)
People and night scenery are detected
(Only when
Night scenery is detected
A close-up shot is detected
and
Press fully
(press the button all the
way to record)
is selected)
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