Q&A Troubleshooting

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Incorrect date displayed in [Calendar].

Picture edited on computer or taken on different device.

[Clock Set] is incorrect (→19).

(Incorrect date may be displayed in [Calendar] on pictures copied to a computer and then back to the camera, if computer and camera dates differ.)

The Playback volume and beep volume are low.

The speaker is blocked.

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 pictures may have been recorded on another device. If so, they may be displayed with poor picture quality.

Red areas in pictures appear blackened.

When digital red-eye correction (, ) is operating, if a subject is recorded that has skin- colored areas with red areas inside, the digital red-eye correction function may blacken the red areas.

We recommend setting the flash to , or , or [Red-Eye Removal] to [OFF] before recording. (→45)

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.)

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Panasonic DMC-F5 owner manual Incorrect date displayed in Calendar, Playback volume and beep volume are low