Panasonic DMC-SZ8 Camcorder User Manual


 
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It may take longer time to connect depending on the Wi-Fi connection setting of the smartphone/
tablet, but it is not a malfunction.
Try switching the ON/OFF of the Wi-Fi function in the Wi-Fi settings of the smartphone/tablet.
When the firewall of the OS, security software, etc. is enabled, connecting to the PC may not be
possible.
Please confirm login name and password are correctly typed.
When the system time of Mac computer or Windows PC connected to a camera differs severely from
that of the camera, the camera cannot be connected to the computer or PC in some OSs.
> Please confirm [Clock Set] and [World Time] of the camera matches with time, date and time
zone in Windows PC or Mac computer. When both settings do not match severely, please match
them.
Some OS versions, including Windows 8, use two types of accounts: a local account and a Microsoft
account.
> Be sure to use the user name and password for the local account.
If you haven’t set up a local account, please create one.
The default workgroup name is set to “WORKGROUP”. If you changed the workgroup name, the PC
will not be recognised.
In [Change Workgroup Name] in [PC Connection] of the [Wi-Fi Setup] menu, change the workgroup
name to that of the PC you are connecting to.
Refer to P123 for details.
The settings stored in the camera may be deleted depending on the type of repair.
> Always make a copy of important settings.
Is the size of the image too large?
> Reduce the size of the still picture, then transmit (P113, 122).
Execute the [Reset Wi-Fi Settings] in the [Setup] menu. (P45)
> Be aware that all the information you have set in the [Wi-Fi Setup] menu will also be reset.
It takes long time every time to connect to a smartphone/tablet.
This unit is not displayed in the Wi-Fi setting screen of the smartphone/tablet.
Images cannot be transmitted to a PC.
The camera cannot be connected to Mac computer/Windows PC via Wi-Fi
connection.
When I try to set up a Wi-Fi connection with a Windows 8 PC, my user name and
password are not recognised, so I cannot connect to the PC.
The PC is not recognised when I use a Wi-Fi connection.
Settings were deleted after I sent the camera in to be repaired.
There is an image that could not be transmitted.
I have forgotten the password for the Wi-Fi.