Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS5 Operating Instructions Manual page 64

Advanced (Recording pictures)
[ƒ]: 1-area-focusing
(High speed)
[Ø]: 1-area-focusing
About [š]
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.
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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 [•].
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When the face is not facing the camera
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When the face is at an angle
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When the face is extremely bright or dark
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When there is little contrast on the faces
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When the facial features are hidden behind sunglasses, etc.
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When the face appears small on the screen
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When there is rapid movement
– When the subject is other than a human being
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When the camera is shaking
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When digital zoom is used
About [ƒ]
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You can focus on the subject more quickly than other AF modes.
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The picture may stop moving for a moment before being brought into focus when you press the
shutter button halfway. This is not a malfunction.
Note
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The camera is focusing on all the AF areas when multiple AF areas (max. 9 areas) light at the same time.
If you want to determine the focus position to take pictures, switch the AF mode to [ƒ] or [Ø].
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If the AF mode is set to [•], the AF area is not displayed until the picture is brought into focus.
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The camera may detect subjects other than a person as the face. In this case, switch the AF
mode to any modes other than [š] and then take a picture.
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The AF mode cannot be set in [FIREWORKS] in scene mode.
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It is not possible to set [
– In [NIGHT SCENERY], [FOOD], [STARRY SKY], [AERIAL PHOTO] and [UNDERWATER] in scene mode.
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In motion picture mode.
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The camera quickly focuses on the subject in the AF area on
the centre of the screen.
The camera focuses on the subject in the AF area on the
centre of the screen.
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] in the following cases.