Taking Front-On Pictures Of People - Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 Operating Instructions Manual

Application (Record)
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Switching [AF Mode]
Select [AF Mode] from the [Rec] menu
• For the setting procedures of the menu.
Press
[MENU/SET]
(Face Detection)
(AF Tracking)
(23-area-focusing)
(1-area-focusing)

Taking front-on pictures of people

Recognises faces (up to 15 people) and adjusts exposure and focus accordingly.
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Cannot set to
• Scene Modes ([Panorama Shot] [Night Scenery] [Handheld Night Shot] [Food])
• [Creative Control] Mode ([Soft Focus] [Miniature Effect])
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If the camera misinterprets a non-human subject as a face in
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
to select Auto Focus mode items and press
Taking front-on pictures of people
Automatically locking the focus on a moving subject
Subject not centred in picture
Determined position for focus
AF area
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 area
are also focused.
(Face Detection) in the following cases:
(→25)
(→98)
(→99)
- 97 -
Taking pictures with Auto Focus
(→98)
(Face Detection)
(23-area-focusing).
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