Panasonic DMC-L1K Operating Instructions Manual

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Others119VQT0W886: The recorded picture is blurred. Theoptical image stabilizer is noteffective.• The shutter speed will become slowerand the optical image stabilizer functionmay not work properly when takingpictures especially in dark places. Inthis case, we recommend holding thecamera firmly with both hands whentaking pictures (P33, 54). Werecommend using a tripod and theself-timer (P70) when taking pictureswith a slow shutter speed.7: The recorded picture looks rough.Noise appears on the picture.• Is the ISO sensitivity high or the shutterspeed slow?(ISO sensitivity is set to [AUTO] whenthe camera is shipped. Therefore, whentaking pictures indoors etc. the ISOsensitivity increases.)– Decrease the ISO sensitivity. (P74)– Set [NOISE RED.] in [FILM MODE]towards [_] or set every item except[NOISE RED.] towards [`]. (P80)– Take pictures in bright places.• Is [LONG SHUTTER NR] in the[CUSTOM] menu set to [OFF]? (P89)8: The picture cannot be recorded withLive View.• If you use Live View for a long period oftime or where the temperature is high,the temperature of the image sensorwill increase. A message may appearon the screen and Live View maybecome unusable. In this case, switchto using the viewfinder for takingpictures or turn the camera off for ashort while.9: A shutter sound is heard twice whentaking pictures with Live View.• If you press the shutter button fully, theshutter sound is heard twice and 1picture is taken. The first shutter soundis heard when the shutter returns to theposition before a picture is taken andthe second shutter sound is heardwhen the picture is actually taken10:The shutter sound is heard oncewhen taking pictures with Live Viewhowever a picture is not taken.• The shutter sound is heard in autofocus when the mirror goes down andthen goes up after pressing the shutterbutton halfway to enable the camera tofocus or when the shutter button isreleased immediately after pressing itfully. However a picture is not taken.∫ LCD monitor/Viewfinder1: A flickering vertical line appears on theLCD monitor under fluorescent light.High luminance light sources turnblack.If you move the camera quickly left andright when taking pictures, the darkparts of the subject may appear as ifthey have a purple or green afterimage.• The LCD monitor may flicker for a fewseconds after turning the camera onindoors under fluorescent light.This is not a malfunction. This does notaffect the pictures you are recording.2: The LCD monitor is too bright or dark.• Adjust the brightness of the LCDmonitor. (P30)• Is the camera in High angle mode?(P56)3: Black, red, blue and green dotsappear on the LCD monitor.• These pixels do not affect the recordedpictures.This is not a malfunction.