Leica C-LUX Instructions Manual page 86

Taking head-on pictures of people
The camera automatically detects the faces and eyes of subjects. It adjusts the focus on
the eye that is closer to the camera and the exposure based on the face (when [Metering
Mode] is set to [
• The camera can detect up to 15 faces. The camera detects only the eye of the face
focused on.
• When the camera recognizes a face, the AF area and the
eye used for focusing are displayed.
Eye used for focusing
Yellow: When the shutter button is pressed halfway and the
subject is focused, the frame turns green.
White: Displayed when more than one face is detected.
Other faces that are the same distance away as
faces within the yellow AF area will also be in focus.
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Changing the eye to be in focus
Touch the eye to be used for focusing
• If you touch [ ] or press [MENU/SET], the eye focus setting will be
canceled.
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[ ] (Face/Eye Detection) cannot be set in the following cases:
• [Clear Nightscape], [Cool Night Sky], [Warm Glowing Nightscape], [Artistic Nightscape],
[Glittering Illuminations], [Handheld Night Shot], [Appetizing Food], [Cute Dessert] (Scene
Mode)
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The eye to be in focus cannot be changed when [4K Live Cropping] is set.
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If conditions prevent the face from being recognized, such as when the movement of the subject is
too rapid, the AF Mode setting switches to [
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Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and Color tone Settings
] (Multi Metering)).
(Face/Eye Detection)
] (49-area-focusing).
Using Autofocus