About Happy Colors; Face Detection And Face Recognition; Af Tracking - Panasonic LUMIX DMC-TZ18 Owner's Manual

If [Color Mode] is set to [Happy], still pictures are clearer, with more vivid coloring.
If the camera automatically identifies the scene and determines that people appear as
subjects in the picture (
exposure are adjusted for the recognized faces. (→63)
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Face Recognition
The faces of people who are taken frequently can be registered together with their
names, ages, and other information.
If pictures are taken with [Face Recog.] (→63) set to [ON], priority is given to the focus
and exposure adjustments of the faces close to those that have been registered. Also,
the camera memorizes detected faces during Face Detection, automatically recognizes
faces which are taken frequently, and displays them on the face registration screen.
Even if a subject, where the focus was locked (AF Lock) moves, the camera can continue
to keep it in focus.
Set [AF Mode] to AF Tracking
Align the AF Tracking frame with the subject, and then lock.
• To cancel AF Lock → Press ▼.
• The optimum scene is detected for the subject where the focus was
locked (AF Lock).
• AF Tracking frame
AF Lock successful: Yellow
AF Lock failed: Red (flash)
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Face Recognition will be inactive while using AF Tracking.
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Under certain recording conditions, such as when the subject is small or when it is dark,
[AF Tracking] may not operate correctly.

About Happy colors

Face Detection and Face Recognition

, , ), Face Detection is activated, and the focus and

AF Tracking

• To cancel AF Tracking → Press ▲ again.
AF Tracking frame
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