[Quick Af]; [Face Recog.]; [Metering Mode]; [I.exposure] - Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20 Operating Instructions Manual

Using the [Rec] menu
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Focus is fixed to (1-area-focusing) in the following cases:
[Starry Sky], [Fireworks], [High Speed Movie] Scene Modes
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Use (1-area-focusing) if focus is difficult to align with
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Cannot set to "Face Detection" in the following cases:
[Panorama Assist], [Night Scenery], [Handheld Night Shot], [Food], [Aerial Photo],
[Underwater] Scene Modes
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If the camera misinterprets a non-human subject as a face in the "Face Detection"
setting, switch to another setting.
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If conditions prevent the face from being recognised, such as when the movement of
the subject is too rapid, the [AF Mode] setting switches to
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Under certain recording conditions, such as when the subject is small or dark, AF
Tracking may not operate correctly.
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When AF Tracking does not work, focus will be on
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Cannot set to in the following cases.
• [Panorama Assist], [Starry Sky], [Fireworks], [Pin Hole], [Film Grain], [High Dynamic]
or [High Speed Movie] Scene Modes
• [B/W], [SEPIA], [COOL], and [WARM] in [Color Mode]
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While recording motion pictures and the setting is other than
will be on (1-area-focusing).
The focus is automatically adjusted when camera blurring is small even when the shutter
button is not pressed. (Increases battery consumption)
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Recording Mode:
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Settings: [ON]/[OFF]
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Focus alignment may take time if zoom is suddenly changed from max. W to max. T, or
if suddenly moving closer to subject.
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Press shutter button halfway if focus is difficult to align.
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The function will turn [OFF] in the following cases.
In Scene Modes [Night Portrait], [Night Scenery], [Handheld Night Shot], [Starry Sky],
[Fireworks] or [High Speed Movie]
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[Quick AF] will not work while AF Tracking is operating.
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(Spot-focusing).
(23-area-focusing).
(23-area-focusing).
(Face Detection), focus

[Quick AF]

For [Rec] menu setting procedures (→38)

[Face Recog.]

For details (→72).

[Metering Mode]

You can change the position for measuring brightness when correcting exposure.
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Recording Mode:
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Settings:
Brightness measurement position
Multiple
Whole screen
Centre
Centre and surrounding area
weighted
Centre and close surrounding area
Spot

[i.Exposure]

Automatically adjusts contrast and exposure to give more lifelike colours when there is
significant contrast between background and subject.
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Recording Mode:
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Settings: [LOW]/[STANDARD]/[HIGH]/[OFF]
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[LOW], [STANDARD] and [HIGH] indicate the maximum range of correction.
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When [i.Exposure] works, the colour of
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Even if [Sensitivity] is set to [100], when [i.Exposure] is activated, pictures may be taken
at a higher ISO Sensitivity than the setting.
Conditions
Normal usage (produces balanced
pictures)
Subject in centre
Great difference between
brightness of subject and
background
(e.g. person in spotlight on stage,
backlighting)
changes.
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