Taking Pictures With Automatic Settings; [Intelligent Auto] Mode; Af Tracking; Take Pictures - Panasonic DMC-ZS7 Operating Instructions Manual

Taking pictures with automatic settings

Optimum settings are made automatically from information such as 'face,'
'movement,' 'brightness,' and 'distance' just by pointing the camera at
the subject, meaning that clear pictures can be taken without the need to
make settings manually.
Turn on the power ( A )
Slide the [REC/PLAY] switch
( B ) to
Set the mode dial ( C ) to

Take pictures

Press halfway
(press lightly and focus)
• If jitter becomes noticeable, use both hands, keep your arms close
to your body, and stand with your feet at shoulder width.
• Focus display ( )
D
(In focus: lit / Not in focus: flashing)
• The AF area ( ) is displayed around
E
the subject's face by the Face Detection
function. In other cases, it is displayed at
the point on the subject which is in focus.
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Shutter button
Press fully
(press the button all the way to record)

[INTELLIGENT AUTO] Mode

Recording Mode:
■
Automatic Scene Detection
Camera identifies the scene when pointed at the subject, and makes
optimum settings automatically. The type of scene detected is indicated
by a blue icon for two seconds.
Recognizes people [i PORTRAIT]
Recognizes babies [i BABY] (When babies (under 3 years) that are
registered with the Face Recognition function are recognized)
A
Recognizes landscapes [i SCENERY]
Recognizes night scenes and people in them [i NIGHT PORTRAIT]
(Only when
Recognizes night scenes [i NIGHT SCENERY]
Recognizes close-ups [i MACRO]
Recognizes sunsets [i SUNSET]
Reads subject movement to avoid blurring when scene does not
correspond to any of the above.
C B
If the camera automatically identifies the scene and determines that people
appear as subjects in the picture (
and the focus and exposure are adjusted for the recognized faces.
Even if a subject, where the focus was locked (AF Lock) moves, the
camera can continue to keep it in focus.
Press▲
AF Tracking icon
A
AF Tracking frame
B
D
• Press ▲ again to cancel.
E
Align the AF Tracking frame with the subject, and
then press ▼ to lock
• The optimum scene is detected for the subject where the focus
was locked (AF Lock).
• AF Lock successful: Yellow
• AF Lock failed: Red (flash)
• Press ▲ to cancel.
is selected)
or ), Face Detection is activated,

AF Tracking

A
B
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