Q&A Troubleshooting (Continued)
LCD monitor (Continued)
Monitor flickers indoors.
●Monitor may flicker after turning on (prevents influence from fluorescent lighting).
Black/blue/red/green dots or interference appears. Monitor looks distorted when touched.
●This is not a fault, and will not be recorded on the actual pictures, so there is no need to worry.
Date/age is not displayed.
●The current date and [Age] are displayed for about 5 seconds in instances such as when the camera is turned on, when you switch from Playback Mode to Recording Mode, when you switch to [Baby] Scene Mode.
Flash
No flash emitted.
●Flash set to [Forced Flash Off] 
(→36).
●Flash is disabled when using [Burst] or when using the following Scene Modes. [Scenery], [Panorama Assist], [Night Scenery], [Sunset], [Fireworks]
Multiple flashes are emitted.
Playback
Pictures have been rotated.
●[Rotate Disp.] is set to 
.
→For
Cannot view pictures.
●Press the Playback button.
●No pictures in
●Camera set to [Filtering Play].
→Set Playback Mode to [Normal Play] (→53).
Folder/file number displayed as [-]. Picture is black.
●Picture edited on computer or taken with a different device.
●Battery removed immediately after picture taken, or picture taken with low battery.
→Use [Format] to delete (→30).
The Playback volume and beep volume are low. ●The speaker is blocked.
Playback (Continued)
Incorrect date displayed in Calendar Playback.
●Picture edited on computer or taken with a different device. ●[Clock Set] is incorrect (→16).
(Incorrect date may be displayed in Calendar Playback on pictures copied to computer and then back to camera, if computer and camera dates differ.)
White round spots like soap bubbles appear on the recorded picture.
●If you take a picture with the flash in a dark place or indoors, white round spots may appear on the picture caused by the flash reflecting particles of dust in the air. This is not a fault. A characteristic of this is that the number of round spots and their position differ in every picture.
[Thumbnail is displayed] is shown on the screen.
●The still pictures may have been recorded with another device. If so, they may be displayed with poor picture quality.
Blackened red areas in recorded pictures. (DMC-S3 only)
●When digital 
, 
, 
) is operating, if a subject is recorded that has
→We recommend setting the Flash Mode to 
, 
or 
, or
The sound of the recorded motion pictures sometimes breaks up.
●This unit automatically adjusts the aperture during motion picture recording. At such times, the sound may break up. This is not a malfunction.
Motion pictures recorded on this camera cannot be played on other devices.
●Motion pictures (Motion JPEG) recorded with this camera may not be played on digital cameras of other manufacturers. Additionally, motion pictures recorded with this camera cannot be played on Panasonic LUMIX digital cameras sold before July 2008. (However, motion pictures recorded with LUMIX digital cameras sold before this date can be played on this camera.)
TV, computer, printer
No image appear on TV. Image blurred or not coloured.
●Not connected correctly. (→69)
●The television has not been switched to auxiliary input.
●Check the [Video Out] setting (NTSC/PAL) on the camera. (→29)
TV screen display different to LCD monitor.
●Aspect ratio may be incorrect or edges may be cut off with certain televisions.
Cannot play motion pictures on TV. ●Card is inserted into TV.
→Connect the camera to the TV with the AV cable (optional), and then access Playback Mode on the camera. (→69)
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