Operating Instructions
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Taking pictures with the face recognition
function
(Continued)
Mode:
Useful features for travel
Mode:
Face recognition editing screen
Select items with ▲▼, and press ► to set.
• NAME: Register names (text input method: P.87)
• PRIORITY: Set priority order for focus and exposure adjustment
Changing priority order: Select new registration number with
▲▼◄►, and press [MENU/SET].
• AGE: Input birthday with ▲▼◄►, and press ‘MENU/SET’
• FOCUS ICON: Select with ▲▼, and press ‘MENU/SET’.
• Face picture: Press ◄ to select the picture, and press ‘MENU/SET’ to
take another face picture (step
on previous page).
Registering from automatic registration screen
If ‘AUTO REGISTRATION’ is set to ‘ON’ in step of ‘Face registration’, the registration
screen will be automatically displayed after taking a picture of someone who appears
frequently in your pictures. (The screen will appear after the same person is taken
about 5 times – not including pictures taken with BURST, AUDIO REC., AUTO
BRACKET, or MULTI ASPECT settings.)
Select ‘YES’ with ▲, and press ‘MENU/SET’
• If ‘NO’ is selected, another screen will be displayed, where ‘AUTO
REGISTRATION’ can be set to ‘OFF’ by pressing ▲ to select ‘YES’.
Follow steps and in ‘Face registration’
• The automatic registration screen will not be displayed if 6 people
have already been registered.
Face Recognition may not be possible or may not correctly recognise people in the
following cases due to their expressions or recording environment even if they are
registered people.
• Faces that are not facing forward, are
tilted, appear extremely bright or dark,
are obscured by sunglasses, light
reflected by eyeglasses, hair, hats, or
other objects, or appear small.
•
The entire face does not fit into the screen
• Facial features changed due to age
• Significantly different expressions
• Few amounts of face shading
• Fast movements
• The camera is shaking
• Digital zoom is used
AF MODE is fixed to (Face detection).
If the camera is aimed at a different subject after pressing the shutter button halfway
when taking a picture, recording information for the different subject may be added.
Please re-register any faces that are not correctly recognised.
Face Recognition does not work with CLIPBOARD mode, motion picture recording, BURST
(for second and subsequent pictures), and the ‘PANORAMA ASSIST’, ‘TRANSFORM’,
‘NIGHT SCENERY’, ‘FOOD’, ‘HI-SPEED BURST’, ‘FLASH BURST’, ‘STARRY SKY’,
‘FIREWORKS’, ‘AERIAL PHOTO’, ‘FILM GRAIN’, and ‘UNDERWATER’ scene modes.
Names registered with ‘FACE RECOG.’ will not be displayed for pictures where text has
already been registered for names in ‘BABY’ or ‘PET’ scene modes, for ‘LOCATION’ in
‘TRAVEL DATE’, or in ‘TITLE EDIT’.
Information for up to three registered people can be viewed when using the
‘PHOTOfunSTUDIO’ on the CD-ROM (supplied).
‘FACE RECOG.’ is not available in the DMC-TZ6/DMC-ZS1.
TRAVEL DATE (Record travel date and destination)
Record information as to what day and where pictures were taken by setting departure
dates and destinations.
Set-up: • Clock must be set in advance (P.15).
• Press ‘MENU/SET’ → ‘
SETUP MENU’ → Select ‘TRAVEL DATE’
The number of days elapsed is displayed for approx. 5 sec. when switching from playback
to recording mode or when power is turned on. ( displayed at bottom-right of screen)
When destination is set in ‘WORLD TIME’ (next page), days elapsed are calculated
based on local destination time.
If settings are made before departure date, number of days to departure are displayed
in orange with a minus sign (but not recorded).
When ‘TRAVEL DATE’ is displayed in white with a minus sign, the ‘HOME’ date is one
day in advance of the ‘DESTINATION’ date (this is recorded).
Text in ‘LOCATION’ can be edited after recording with ‘TITLE EDIT’ (P.87).
To print travel date or destination → Use ‘TEXT STAMP’ (P.88), or print using supplied
CD-ROM (PHOTOfunSTUDIO).
Names in ‘BABY’ and ‘PET’ scene modes cannot be recorded when ‘LOCATION’ is set.
‘TRAVEL DATE’ can be recorded during motion picture recording (Motion JPEG only),
but ‘LOCATION’ cannot.
Select ‘TRAVEL SETUP’
Select ‘SET’
Set departure date
Set return date with ▲▼◄►
Exit without entering if you do not wish
to set a return date.
Select ‘LOCATION’
Select ‘SET’
Enter destination
• Text input method (P.87)
• Press ‘MENU/SET’ twice after inputting
text to complete.
To release
Setting is released automatically once
return date has passed. To release before
this date, select ‘OFF’ in step , and
press ‘MENU/SET’ 3 times.
Recording only. (Cannot set.)