Scene Detection - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS12 Basic Operating Instructions Manual

Press the shutter button fully (push it in
further), and take the picture.
• The access indication lights red when pictures are
being recorded on the built-in memory (or the card).
• Do not turn this unit off, remove its battery or card, or disconnect the AC adaptor
(DMW-AC5PP; optional) when the access indication is lit [when pictures are being
written, read or deleted, or the built-in memory or the card is being formatted].
Furthermore, do not subject the camera to vibration, impact or static electricity.
The card or the data on the card may be damaged, and this unit may no longer
operate normally.
If operation fails due to vibration, impact or static electricity, perform the
operation again.
When the camera identifies the optimum scene, the icon of the scene concerned is
displayed in blue for 2 seconds, after which its color changes to the usual red.
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[i-PORTRAIT]
[i-SCENERY]
[i-MACRO]
[i-NIGHT PORTRAIT]
[i-NIGHT SCENERY]
• [ ¦ ] is set if none of the scenes are applicable, and the standard settings are set.
• If a tripod is used, for instance, and the camera has judged that camera shake is minimal when
the Scene mode has been identified as [
8 seconds. Take care not to move the camera while taking pictures.
∫ Face detection
When [ ] or [ ] is selected, the camera automatically detects a person's face, and it will
adjust the focus and exposure.
Note
• Due to conditions such as the ones below, a different scene may be
identified for the same subject.
– Subject conditions: When the face is bright or dark, The size of the
subject, The distance to the subject, The contrast of the subject,
When the subject is moving, When zoom is used
– Recording conditions: Sunset, Sunrise, Under low brightness
conditions, When the camera is shaken
• To take pictures in an intended scene, it is recommended that you take pictures in the
appropriate Recording mode.
∫ The Backlight Compensation
Backlight refers to when light comes from the back of a subject.
In this case, the subject will become dark, so this function compensates the backlight by
brightening the whole of the picture automatically.

Scene detection

• Only when [‡] is selected
• Only when [Œ] is selected
], the shutter speed will be set to a maximum of
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