Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ100 Operating Instructions Manual

Also see for DMC-TZ100: Creating still pictures guide Basic operating instructions Operating instructions

150SQW0550Adjusting the focus and brightness (exposure)Taking pictures with Auto FocusTaking front-on pictures of people (Face/Eye Detection)The camera automatically detects the faces and eyes of subjects. The camera adjuststhe focus on the eye that is closer to the camera and the exposure using the face (when[Metering Mode] is set to [ ] (Multi Metering)).• The camera can detect up to 15 faces. The camera can detect only the eyes of faces tobe focused on.When the camera recognised a face, the AF area and eyeused for focusing are displayed.Yellow: When the shutter button is pressed halfway and thesubject is focused, the frame turns green.White: Displayed when more than one face is detected.Other faces that are the same distance away as faceswithin the yellow AF area are also focused.Eye used for focusing■ Changing the eye to be in focusTouch the eye to be used for focusingIf you touch a location outside the yellow frame, the AF area settingscreen will be displayed. (→157)• If you touch [ ] or press [MENU/SET], the eye focus setting willbe cancelled.• If the yellow frame moves to another face or the frame disappearsafter you change the composition or do something similar, the eyefocus setting will be cancelled.●This function is not available in the following cases:• [Clear Nightscape], [Cool Night Sky], [Warm Glowing Nightscape], [Artistic Nightscape],[Glittering Illuminations], [Handheld Night Shot], [Appetizing Food], [Cute Dessert] (Scene GuideMode)●The Eye Detection cannot be changed when [4K Live Cropping] is set.●If conditions prevent the face from being recognised, such as when the movement of the subject istoo rapid, the AF Mode setting switches to [ ] (49-area-focusing).