Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FX33 Operating Instructions Manual page 84

• 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 [ ].
– When the face is not facing the camera
– When the face is at an angle
– When the face is extremely bright or dark
– When there is little contrast on the faces
– When the facial features are hidden behind
sunglasses, etc.
– When the face appears small on the
screen
– When there is rapid movement
– When the subject is other than a human
being
– When the camera is shaking
– When digital zoom is used
∫ About [
] or [
• You can focus on the subject more quickly
than other AF modes.
• 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.
• The AF area displayed is bigger than usual
when taking pictures in dark places or when
using the digital zoom. The AF area
displayed on the centre of the screen may
also be bigger than usual when taking
pictures in underwater mode.
• The camera is focusing on all the AF areas
when multiple AF areas (max. 5 areas) light
at the same time.
The focus position is not predetermined. It is
set to a position automatically determined by
the camera at the time of focusing. If you
want to determine the focus position to take
Advanced (Recording pictures)
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pictures, switch the AF mode to [
[ ] or [ ].
• If the AF mode is set to [
AF area is not displayed until the picture is
brought into focus.
• Switch the AF mode to [
difficult to focus using [
• The AF mode cannot be set in
[FIREWORKS] in scene mode.
• It is not possible to set [
cases.
– In [NIGHT SCENERY], [FOOD],
[STARRY SKY], [AERIAL PHOTO] and
[UNDERWATER] in scene mode.
– In motion picture mode [
• The camera may detect the subjects other
than a person as the face. In this case,
switch the AF mode to any modes other than
[ ] and then take a picture.
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