Panasonic DMCZS40K Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Recording
Cannot record pictures.
Built-in memory/card is full.
→ Free space by deleting unwanted pictures (→58).
Recorded pictures look white.
Lens is dirty (fingerprints, etc.).
→ Turn the camera on to extract lens barrel, and clean lens surface with a soft, dry cloth.
Lens is foggy (→8).
Recorded pictures are too bright/too dark.
Adjust the exposure (→100).
[Min. Shtr Speed] is set to fast speed. Check the setting (→148).
The lower right portion of recorded pictures appears dark or the color is unnatural.
Your finger is blocking the flash.
→ Make sure you are holding the camera correctly. (→31)
Some pictures are taken when I press the shutter button just once.
Camera is set to use [Auto Bracket] or [Burst].
→ Clear the setting. (→101, 103)
Focus not aligned correctly.
Not set to mode appropriate for distance to subject. (Focus range varies according to Recording
Mode.)
Subject outside of focus range. (→94)
Caused by jitter or subject movement. (→44)
Recorded pictures are blurred. The stabilizer function ineffective.
Shutter speed is slower in dark locations and the stabilizer function is less effective.
→ Hold camera firmly with both hands, keeping arms close to body.
Use a tripod and the self-timer (→105) when using slower shutter speed with [Min. Shtr Speed].
Cannot use [Auto Bracket].
Only enough memory for 2 pictures or fewer.
Recorded pictures appear coarse, or there is interference.
ISO Sensitivity is high, or shutter speed is low.
(Default [Sensitivity] setting is [AUTO] – interference may appear with indoor pictures.)
→ Lower [Sensitivity] (→142).
→ Take pictures in brighter locations.
Camera set to [High Sens.] Scene mode.
(Picture becomes slightly coarser in response to high sensitivity)
Striping or flicker may appear under lighting such as fluorescent lighting
and LED lighting fixture.
This is characteristic of MOS sensors which serve as the camera’s pickup sensors.
This is not a malfunction.