Scene Detection - Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1K Operating Instructions Manual

Basic
When the camera identifies the optimum scene, the icon of the scene concerned is
displayed in blue for 2 seconds, after which its colour changes to the usual red.
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[i-PORTRAIT]
[i-SCENERY]
[i-CLOSE-UP]
[i-NIGHT PORTRAIT]
[i-NIGHT SCENERY]
[i-BABY]
• [ ¦ ] 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 [
care not to move the camera while taking pictures.
• An optimum scene for the specified subject will be chosen when set to AF tracking (P47).
• When [FACE RECOG.] is set to [ON], and the face similar to the registered face is detected, [R]
is displayed in the top right of [
¢ When [FACE RECOG.] is set to [ON], [
already set only when the face of a person 3 years old or younger is detected.
∫ Face detection
When [ ],[ ] or [
detects a person's face, and it will adjust the focus and exposure.
(P78)
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
– Recording conditions: Sunset, Sunrise, Under low brightness conditions, When the camera is
shaken, When zoom is used
• 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.
Backlight compensation is automatically applied in Intelligent auto mode.
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Scene detection

¢
], [ ] and [
] is selected, the camera automatically
• Only when [‡] is selected
• Only when [Œ] is selected
], the shutter speed will be slower than normal. Take
].
] will be displayed for birthdays of registered faces