[Af Mode] - Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5 Basic Operating Instructions Manual

For [REC] menu setting procedures ( 20)
Registering people that appear frequently in your pictures allows them to be given priority
when aligning focus, and allows all pictures featuring them to be viewed collectively.
For details ( 78).
Method of aligning focus can be changed according to position and number of subjects.
Recording Mode:
Settings: / /
Taking front-on pictures of
people
(Face Detection)
Automatically locking the
focus on a moving subject
(AF Tracking)
Subject not centred
in picture (AF area not
displayed until focused)
(11-area-focusing)
[FACE RECOG.]

[AF MODE]

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Recognises faces (up to 15 people) and adjusts exposure and
focus accordingly. When [METERING MODE] ( 101) is set to
'Multiple'.
• If the [REC] menu's [FACE RECOG.] is set to [ON], (
Detection) will be set, and focus and exposure will prioritize
persons whose pictures are often recorded. ( 78)
Align the AF Tracking frame with the subject, and then press
• 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 (5 × to 8 × is 2 m to ’)
Automatically focuses on any of 11 points.
AF area
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.
AF Tracking frame
When the subject is recognised, 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.
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AF area
Face
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