[Af Mode] - Panasonic DMC-FP3 Lumix Basic Operating Instructions Manual

Using [REC] menu
Method of aligning focus can be changed according to position and number of subjects.
Mode:
Settings: /
Taking front-on pictures of
people
(Face Detection)
Subject not centered
in picture (AF area not
displayed until focused)
(9-area-focusing)
Determined position for
focus
(1-area-focusing)
AF area becomes larger in dark locations or when using Digital Zoom or macro zoom,
etc.
Cannot set to 'Face Detection' in the following cases:
[NIGHT SCENERY], [FOOD], [STARRY SKY], [FIREWORKS], [AERIAL PHOTO] Scene
Modes
If the camera misinterprets a non-human subject as a face in the 'Face Detection'
setting, switch to another setting.
The Face Detection function may fail to work under the following conditions. (AF mode
setting is switched to
• When the face is not facing the camera or the
face is at an angle
• When the facial features are hidden behind
sunglasses, etc.
• When there is little face shadow
• When the face is extremely bright or dark
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Recognized faces (up to 15 people) and adjusts exposure and
focus accordingly.
Automatically focuses on any of 9 points.
Focuses on AF area in center of picture. (Recommended
when focus is difficult to align)
)
(Continued)
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 area
AF area
• When the face appears small on the screen
• When there is rapid movement
• When the camera is shaking
• When the subject is other than a human being
such as pets
• When Digital Zoom is used