Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Zs25 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Recording with the Face Recognition function  [Face Recog.]
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Registering face pictures 
Up to 6 people’s face pictures can be registered along with such information as name and 
birth date.
You can facilitate Face Recognition by the way you register faces: for example, register 
multiple face pictures of the same person (up to 3
 pictures in one registration).
Select [Face Recog.] from the [Rec] menu (→42)
Select [MEMORY] with cursor button and then press  
[MENU/SET]
Select [New] with cursor button and then press [MENU/SET]
 • If 6 people are already registered, first delete a registered person.  (→92)
Record the face picture 
 Align the face with the guide and record.   Select [Yes] with cursor button and then press [MENU/SET].  • If re-recording, select [No]  • Faces of subjects other than people (e.g. pets) cannot be registered. • When [DISP.] button is pressed, an explanation is displayed.
Press   to select the item for editing and press [MENU/SET]
[Name] Select [SET] with cursor button and then press [MENU/SET]  Enter the name (Entering text (→95))
[Age] Set the birth date.
 Select [SET] with cursor button and then press [MENU/SET]   Use   to select year, month and day, set with  , and press 
[MENU/SET]
[Focus Icon] Change the icon that is displayed when the subject is in focus.
 Select the focus icon with cursor button and then press [MENU/SET]
[Add Images] Up to 3 face pictures of the person can be registered.
  Select an unregistered frame and press [MENU/SET] • When a registered face picture is selected with cursor button a screen to  confirm deletion is displayed. Select [Yes] to delete the face picture. (If 
only one picture is registered, it cannot be deleted.)
 Record the picture (step  above). Press [ / ] button    
						

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Recording with the Face Recognition function  [Face Recog.]
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Editing or deleting information about registered persons 
Information about registered people can be edited or deleted. 
Select [Face Recog.] from the [Rec] menu (→42)
Select [MEMORY] with cursor button and then press [MENU/
SET]
Use cursor button to select people to be edited or deleted and 
press [MENU/SET]
Use cursor button to select the item and press [MENU/SET]
[Info Edit] Edit name or other registered information.  (→91)
[Priority] Set priority order for focus and exposure.
  Select the registration order with cursor button and then press 
[MENU/SET] 
[Delete] Delete information and face pictures of registered persons.    
						

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Useful features for travel
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[Travel Date]
 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→42)
If you set your travel schedule and record pictures, the day of your trip on 
which the picture was taken will be recorded. 
Select [Travel Date] from the [Setup] menu
Use cursor button to select [Travel Setup] and press  
[MENU/SET]
Use cursor button to select [SET] and press [MENU/SET]
Use cursor button to select the departure date and press 
[MENU/SET]
Use cursor button to select the return date and press  
[MENU/SET]
 ■To record [Location]
Once the [Travel Setup] is set, you can set the location.  Select [Location] in step  above Use cursor button to select [SET] and press [MENU/SET] Enter your location (Entering text  (→95))
 ●The travel date is calculated from the set departure date and the date set in the 
camera’s clock. When destination is set in [World Time], days elapsed are calculated 
based on local destination time.
 ●When [Travel Setup] is set to [OFF], the number of days elapsed is not recorded. It is 
not displayed even if [Travel Setup] is set to [SET] after recording.
 ●If settings are made before departure date, number of days to departure are not 
recorded.
 ●To print [Location] or the number of days that have passed, either use [Text Stamp] or 
print using the software “PHOTOfunSTUDIO” on the supplied CD-ROM.
 ●[Travel Date] cannot be recorded for AVCHD motion pictures. ●[Location] cannot be recorded for MP4 motion pictures. ●Cannot be set when using [Intelligent Auto] Mode. The settings in other Recording 
Mode are applied.    
						

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Useful features for travel
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[World Time]
 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→42)
Set the recording date and time with the local time at your destination.
Select [World Time] from the [Setup] menu
 • Message will be displayed when setting for the first time. In this case, press  [MENU/SET] and skip to step .
Use cursor button to select [Destination] and press  
[MENU/SET]
Use cursor button to select area and press [MENU/SET]
City/area name
Difference with home timeCurrent time at selected 
destination
When [Destination] has been selected
 ■To set summer time
Press  in step . (Press again to release the setting) • When summer time is set, the current time is advanced by 1 hour. If the setting is  canceled, the time automatically returns to the current time.
 ■When you come back from your travel destination
Select [Home] in step  and press [MENU/SET].
 ●If you cannot find your destination in the area displayed on the screen, set based on 
difference with home time. 
 ● is displayed on the screen for pictures recorded at the destination when they are 
played back.    
						

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Entering Text
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Use the cursor button to enter names with the Face Recognition function and in Scene 
Modes [Baby] and [Pet], or to register locations in [Travel Date] etc.
Use cursor button to select characters
Press [MENU/SET] several times until the desired character is 
displayed
Cursor position
Text is inserted at the cursor position. • To change the character type  
→ Select 
, and press [MENU/SET].
 ■Editing text
  Use cursor button to select   and press [MENU/SET]. Then, move the 
cursor to the text to edit
 • You can also use the zoom lever to reposition the cursor

. 
  Use cursor button to select [Delete], and then press [MENU/SET]  Use cursor button to select the correct text, and then press [MENU/SET]
When you are finished entering text, use cursor button to 
select [Set] and press [MENU/SET]
 ●A maximum of 30 characters can be entered (max. of 9 characters for [Face Recog.] 
names).    
						

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Using the [Rec] menu
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You can perform settings such as Tones, Sensitivity, Aspect Ratio, and Picture Size.
 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→42)
[Aspect Ratio]
 ■Settings:  /  /  / 
 ●Edges may be cut off when printing – be sure to check in advance. ●This setting is not available in [3D Photo Mode] Scene Mode.
[Picture Size]
Set the size (number of pixels) of still pictures. Number of pictures which can 
be recorded depends on this setting and on [Quality].
 ■Settings:
Picture Size ([Aspect Ratio]: )
16M 10M *7M *5M 3M *0.3M 4608×3456 3648×2736 3072×2304 2560×1920 2048×1536 640×480
Picture Size ([Aspect Ratio]: )
14M 9M *6M *4.5M *2.5M *0.3M *4608×3072 3648×2432 3072×2048 2560×1712 2048×1360 640×424
Picture Size ([Aspect Ratio]: )
12M 7.5M *5.5M *3.5M *2M *0.2M *4608×2592 3648×2056 3072×1728 2560×1440 1920×1080 640×360
Picture Size ([Aspect Ratio]: )
12M 7.5M *5.5M *3.5M *2.5M *0.2M *3456×3456 2736×2736 2304×2304 1920×1920 1536×1536 480×480
* This setting is not available in  ([Intelligent Auto] Mode).
 ●Mosaic effect may appear depending on subject and recording conditions. ●This setting is not available in [High Sens.] and [3D Photo Mode] Scene Modes.
Setting guide
Larger picture sizeSmaller picture size
Sharper Less detailed
Lower recording  capacity Higher recording 
capacity    
						

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Using the [Rec] menu
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→42)
[Quality]
 ■Settings:   ([Fine]): High quality, priority to picture quality ([Standard]): Standard quality, priority to the number of pictures
 ●The setting is fixed to , in [High Sens.] Scene Mode. ●The displayed icons are different in the [3D Photo Mode] Scene Mode: ([3D+Fine]):  An MPO picture and a high quality JPEG picture are recorded 
simultaneously
.
 ([3D+Standard]):  An MPO picture and a standard quality JPEG picture are 
recorded simultaneously .
[Sensitivity]
Set ISO Sensitivity (sensitivity to lighting) manually.
We recommend higher settings to take clear pictures in darker locations.
 ■Settings: [AUTO] /  [i.ISO] / [100] / [200] / [400] / [800] / [1600] / [3200]
Setting guide
[Sensitivity] [100][3200]
Location
(recommended) Bright 
(outdoors) Dark
Shutter speed SlowFast
Interference LowHigh
Subject blur HighLow
 ●[AUTO] is automatically set in a range up to 1600 based on subject brightness. ● [i.ISO] is automatically set in a range up to 1600 based on subject m ovement and 
brightness.
 ●The [Sensitivity] is automatically set in the following cases: • When recording motion pictures  • When [Burst] is set to  or  ●The shutter speed is restricted as follows based on the [Sensitivity] setting.
[Sensitivity] Shutter speed
[AUTO] / 
Automatically changes depending on the [Sensitivity] setting.
100/200/400 4 - 1/2000th
800/1600 1 - 1/2000th
3200 1/4 - 1/2000th
 ●Cannot select  [i.ISO] in [Shutter-Priority] Mode. ●Cannot select [AUTO] or  [i.ISO] in [Manual Exposure] Mode.    
						

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Using the [Rec] menu
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→42)
[White Balance]
Adjust the color depending on the light source to ensure natural color .
 ■Settings:  [AWB] (automatic) /  (outdoor, clear sky) /  (outdoor, cloudy sky) /  (outdoor, shade) /  (Incandescent lighting) /  (uses value set in ) /  (set manually)
 ●When [AWB] (Automatic White Balance) is set, the coloring is adjusted in accordance 
with the light source. However, if the scene is too bright or too dark or if other extreme 
conditions apply, the pictures may appear reddish or bluish. The White Balance may 
not operate correctly if there is a multiple number of light sources.
 ●Under fluorescent lighting, LED lighting fixture etc., the appropriate White Balance will 
vary depending on the lighting type, so use [AWB] or .  ●White Balance setting is fixed to [AWB] in the following cases: 
Scene Modes ([Scenery], [Night Portrait], [Night Scenery], [Handheld Night Shot], 
[Food], [Sunset], [Starry Sky], [Underwater])
 ●Even if the camera is turned off, the set White Balance is remembered. (If the Scene 
Mode is changed, the white balance setting returns automatically to [A WB].)
 ■White Balance fine adjustment (excluding [AWB])
White Balance settings can be individually fine tuned if colors still do not appear as 
anticipated.
  Select the white balance to be fine-tuned, and press the [DISP.] button to display the 
[WB Adjust.] screen.
  Adjust with  if red is strong, adjust with  if blue is strong.  Press [MENU/SET]. • Settings are remembered even if the camera is turned off. • Settings remain applied when using flash. • Even though the [AWB] setting is fixed in [Underwater] Scene Mode, fine adjustments  may still be made.
 • Fine adjustments cannot be made when [Color Mode]  (→104)

 is set to [B&W] or 
[SEPIA].    
						

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Using the [Rec] menu
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 ■Setting White Balance manually ()
Take a picture of a white object under the target light source to adjust colors.
  Select  and press [MENU/SET].  Point the camera towards a white object (e.g. paper) and press [MENU/SET].
White Balance is set to . • Even if the camera is turned off, the set White Balance is remembered. • It may not be possible to set the correct White Balance if subjects are too bright or too  dark. In this case, adjust the brightness and try to set the White Balance again.
 ■[AWB] operational range: 
10000K
9000K
8000K
7000K
6000K
5000K
4000K
3000K
2000K
Cloudy sky (rain)
Shade
Incandescent lighting
Sunset/sunrise
Candlelight Sunlight
White fluorescent lighting Blue sky
K=Kelvin Color Temperature    
						

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Using the [Rec] menu
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 • For the setting procedures of the menu. (→42)
[AF Mode]
Method of aligning focus can be changed according to position and number of 
subjects.
 ■Settings:  /  /  /  / 
Taking front-on 
pictures of people
 (Face Detection) Recognizes faces (up to 15 people) and adjusts exposure and focus 
accordingly.AF area
Yellow :  When the shutter button is pressed 
halfway, the frame turns green when 
the camera is focused.
White
 :  Displayed when more than one fa

ce 
is detected. Other faces that are the 
same distance away as faces within 
the yellow AF area are also focused.
Automatically locking 
the focus on a 
moving subject
 (AF Tracking) Align the AF Tracking frame with the subject, and then press 
.
AF Tracking frame
When the subject is recognized, the AF 
Tracking frame changes from white to yellow, 
and the subject is automatically kept in focus.
If AF Lock fails, a red frame flashes.
 • To release 

AF Tracking → Press 
. • Focus range (same as [AF Macro] () recording)  (→62)
Subject not centered 
in picture 
 (23-area-focusing) Focus on the subject in the forefront of a wide range area (up to 
23-area-focusing) on the recording screen.
Determined position 
for focus
 (1-area-focusing) (Spot-focusing) 1-area-focusing: 
 Focuses on AF area in center of picture. 
(Recommended when focus is dif

ficult to align) 
Spot-focusing: Focuses on smaller, limited area.