Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 Operating Instructions Manual

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34 VQT1Z82Taking picture with automatic settings‘INTELLIGENT AUTO Mode’ (Continued)Mode:Face Detection and Face RecognitionIf the camera automatically identifies the scene and determines that people appearas subjects in the image ( or ), Face Detection is activated, and the focus andexposure are adjusted for the recognized faces. (P.73)Face RecognitionThe faces of people who are taken frequently can be registered together with theirnames, ages, and other information.If pictures are taken with ‘FACE RECOG.’ (P.65) set to ‘ON’, priority is given to the focusand exposure adjustments of the faces close to those that have been registered. Also,the camera memorizes detected faces during Face Detection, automatically recognizesfaces which are taken frequently, and displays them on the face registration screen.Face Recognition searches for faces close to those that have been registered. Correctrecognition of faces cannot be guaranteed.In some cases, the camera may be unable to correctly distinguish between people withsimilar facial characteristics, such as parents and children and brothers and sisters.When using Face Recognition, the facial characteristics are extracted for performingrecognition, and so this process takes longer than regular Face Detection.For subjects registered as newborns and infants (people with birthdays set to less than3 years), is displayed, and the picture will be taken to give the skin a more healthyappearance.AF TRACKINGEven if a subject where the focus was locked (AF Lock) moves, the camera can continueto keep it in focus.Set AF MODE to AF tracking• To cancel AF tracking Pressagain.AF tracking frameAlign the AF tracking frame with the subject, and then lock.• To cancel AF Lock Press.• The optimum scene is detected for the subjectwhere the focus was locked (AF Lock).AF Lock successful: YellowAF Lock failed: Red (flash)Face recognition will be inactive while using AF tracking.Please refer to P.73 if AF Lock is not successful for certain objects.