Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5 Operating Instructions Manual

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VQT2R20 157Try checking these items (→156 - 162) first.(Restoring menu settings to default values may solve certain problems.Try using [RESET] in [SETUP] menu in Recording Mode (→26).)RecordingCannot record pictures.●REC/PLAY switch is not set to (record).●Built-in memory/card is full. → Free space by deleting unwanted pictures (→45).Cannot record to cards.●The card was formatted with a different device.→ Please format cards with this camera. (→28)●For details about compatible cards (→16).Recording capacity is low.●Battery needs recharging .→ Use a fully charged battery (not sold pre-charged). (→11)→ If you leave the camera on, the battery will be exhausted. Turn the camera off frequently by using[SLEEP MODE] (→24) etc.●Please check the recording picture capacity for cards and built-in memory. ( →174, →176)Recorded pictures look white.●Lens is dirty (fingerprints, etc.).→ Turn on power to extract lens barrel, and clean lens surface with a soft, dry cloth.●Lens is foggy (→7).Recorded pictures are too bright/too dark.●Pictures taken in dark locations, or bright subjects (snow, bright conditions, etc.) occupymost of the screen. (Brightness of LCD monitor may differ from that of actual picture)→ Adjust the exposure (→53).●[MIN. SHTR SPEED] is set to fast speeds, e.g. [1/250] (→102).2-3 pictures are taken when I press the shutter button just once.●Camera set to use [AUTO BRACKET] (→54), [MULTI ASPECT] (→55), [BURST] (→103), or the [HI-SPEED BURST] (→66) or [FLASH BURST] (→67) Scene Modes.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.●Caused by jitter or subject movement (→96, 105).Recorded pictures are blurred. Optical Image Stabilizer ineffective.●Shutter speed is slower in dark locations and Optical Image Stabilizer is less effective.→ Hold camera firmly with both hands, keeping arms close to body.●Use a tripod and the self-timer (→52) when using slower shutter speed with [MIN. SHTR SPEED].Cannot use [AUTO BRACKET] or [MULTI ASPECT].●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] (→97).→ Set [NOISE REDUCTION] in [PICT.ADJ.] in the + direction. (→105)→ Take pictures in brighter locations.●Camera set to [HIGH SENS.] or [HI-SPEED BURST] Scene Modes.(Picture becomes slightly coarser in response to high sensitivity)Pictures appear dark or have poor coloring.●Colors may appear unnatural due to the effects of light source.→ Use [WHITE BALANCE] to adjust the coloring. (→98)