No flash emitted, Multiple flashes are emitted

Q&A Troubleshooting

Flash

No flash emitted.

●●Flash set to [Forced Flash Off] (→45).

●●The flash is unavailable when using [Burst] (other than [Flash Burst] DMC-FH6 ) or when using [Scenery], [Panorama Shot], [Night Scenery], [Sunset], or [Glass Through] Scene Modes.

Multiple flashes are emitted.

●●Red-Eye Reduction is active (→45). (Flashes twice to prevent eyes from appearing red.) ●●[Burst] is set to [Flash Burst] DMC-FH6 (→60).

Playback

Pictures have been rotated.

●●[Rotate Disp.] is set to .

→ For full-screen display without picture rotation, set [OFF].

Cannot view pictures. ●●Press the Playback button.

●●No pictures in built-in memory or card (pictures are played from card if inserted, from built-in memory if card is not inserted).

●●Camera set to [Filtering Play].

→ Set [Playback Mode] to [Normal Play] (→64).

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 (→39).

The Playback volume and beep volume are low. ●●The speaker is blocked.

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.

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