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VQT2S30
Advanced (Recording pictures)
Note
When the subject is not in the center of the composition in [Ø], you can bring the subject into
the AF area, fix the focus and exposure by pressing the shutter button halfway, move the
camera to the composition you want with the shutter button pressed halfway, and then take the
picture. (Only when the focus mode lever is set to [AFS])
The camera is focusing on all the AF areas using [ ] when multiple AF areas (max. 23 areas)
light at the same time. If you want to determine the focus position to take pictures, switch the
AF Mode to [Ø].
If the AF Mode is set to [š] or [ ], the AF area is not displayed until the picture is brought into
focus. Also, if you set the Focus Mode to [AFC] in [ ], AF area will not be displayed even if the
subject comes into focus.
When it is set to [ ] during motion picture recording, it will switch to Multi Auto Focus Mode for
motion pictures.
The camera may detect the subjects other than a person as the face. In this case, switch the
AF Mode to any modes other than [š] and then take a picture.
[FACE RECOG.] only works when [š] is set.
It is not possible to set [š] in the following cases.
In [FOOD] in [CLOSE-UP]
In [NIGHT SCENERY] and [ILLUMINATIONS] in [NIGHT PORTRAIT]
The AF Mode is fixed to [Ø] when using the Digital Zoom.
AF area will be fixed to a small point in [PERIPHERAL DEFOCUS] in Scene Mode.
It will be set to [Ø] when a recording is performed with the Touch Shutter function (P54).
When the camera detects a person’s face, the following color AF
area is displayed.
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 areas are also focused.
When [š] is selected and [METERING MODE] is set to multiple [C], the camera will adjust
the exposure to suit the person’s face.
Under certain picture-taking conditions including the following cases, the facial recognition
function may fail to work, making it impossible to detect faces. The AF Mode is switched to
[].
When the face is not facing the camera
When the face is at an angle
When the face is extremely bright or dark
When there is little contrast on the faces
When the facial features are hidden behind sunglasses, etc.
When the face appears small on the screen
When there is rapid movement
When the subject is other than a human being
When the camera is shaking
About [š] (Face Detection)
DMC-G2KPP-VQT2S30_eng.book 79 ージ 2010年4月13日 火曜日 午後9時20

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 Specifications

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BrandPanasonic
ModelLumix DMC-G2
CategoryDigital Camera
LanguageEnglish

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