Panasonic DMC-G5 User Manual

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Recording

The camera automatically detects the person’s face. The focus and
exposure can then be adjusted to fit that face no matter what portion of
the picture it is in. (max. 15 areas)
When the camera detects a person’s face, the 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.

Note

Position and size of the AF area can be changed.

(P99)

When [

š

] is selected and [Metering Mode] is set to multiple [

], the camera will adjust the

exposure to suit the person’s face.

(P151)

Under certain picture-taking conditions including the following cases, the Face Detection 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])

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