Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FS42 Operating Instructions Manual page 109

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About [ 3 ] (Face detection)
The following AF area frames are displayed when the camera detects faces:
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 areas are also focused.
• Under certain picture-taking conditions including the following cases, the facial recognition
function may fail to work, making it impossible to detect faces. [AF MODE] is switched to [ \ ].
– When the face is not facing the camera
– When the face is at an angle
– When the face is extremely bright or dark
– When there is little contrast on the faces
– When the facial features are hidden behind sunglasses, etc.
– When the face appears small on the screen
– When there is rapid movement
– When the subject is other than a human being
– When the camera is shaking
– When digital zoom is used
Note
• When multiple AF areas (max. 9 areas) light at the same time, the camera is focusing on all
the AF areas. If you want to determine the focus position to take pictures, switch the AF Mode
to 1-area-focusing mode.
• In 9-area focusing mode, AF areas are not displayed until the camera focuses on a subject.
• The camera may detect the subjects other than a person as the face. In this case, switch the
AF Mode to any modes other than [ 3 ] and then take a picture.
• The AF Mode cannot be set in [FIREWORKS] in Scene Mode.
• It is not possible to set [ 3 ] in the following cases:
– In [NIGHT SCENERY], [FOOD], [STARRY SKY] and [AERIAL PHOTO] in Scene Mode.
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