[Af Mode] - Panasonic LUMIX DMC-TZ18 Owner's Manual

Using the [Rec] menu
Method of aligning focus can be changed according to position and number of subjects.
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Recording Mode:
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Settings: /
Taking front-on pictures of
people
(Face Detection)
Automatically locking the
focus on a moving subject
(AF Tracking)
Subject not centerd in
picture (AF area displayed
only when focused)
(23-area-focusing)
Determined position for
focus
(1-area-focusing)
(Spot-focusing)
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[AF Mode]

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Detected faces (up to 15 people) and adjusts exposure and focus
accordingly.
• AF area
Yellow : When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the frame
White : Displayed when more than one face is detected. Other
Align the AF Tracking frame with the subject, and then press ▼.
• AF Tracking frame
When the subject is recognized, the AF Tracking frame changes
from white to yellow, and the subject is automatically kept in
focus.
If AF Lock fails, a red frame flashes.
• To clear AF Lock, press ▼.
• Focus (same as macro recording)
Max. W: 3 cm (0.10 feet) and above
Max. T: 1 m (3.28 feet) and above
Focuses on up to 23 points in each AF area.
1-area-focusing:
Focuses on AF area in center of picture. (Recommended
when focus is difficult to align)
Spot-focusing:
Focuses on smaller, limited area.
(Continued)
turns green when the camera is focused.
faces that are the same distance away as faces within
the yellow AF area are also focused.
(7 × to 11 × is 2 m (6.57 feet) to ∞)