Q&A Troubleshooting

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Menu not displayed in desired language.

Change [Language] setting (→41).

Camera rattles if shaken.

This sound is made by the lens movement and is not a fault.

Camera is hot.

Camera may become a little warm during use, but this does not affect performance or quality.

Lens makes a clicking noise.

When brightness changes, the lens may make a clicking noise and the monitor brightness may also change, but this is due to aperture settings being made. (Does not affect recording.)

Clock is incorrect.

Camera has been left for a long period. → Reset the clock (→20).

A long time was taken to set the clock (clock will be behind by the same lapse of time).

When using zoom, picture becomes slightly warped and the edges of the subject become colored.

Pictures may be slightly warped or colored around the edges, depending on the zoom ratio, but this is not a fault.

Zoom movement stops momentarily.

The zoom movement stops momentarily during Extended Optical Zoom operation, but this is not a malfunction.

File numbers are not recorded in sequence.

File numbers are reset when new folders are created (→75).

File numbers have jumped backwards.

Battery was removed/inserted with the camera turned on.

(Numbers may jump backwards if folder/file numbers are not correctly recorded.)

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Panasonic DMC-F5 Menu not displayed in desired language, Camera rattles if shaken, Camera is hot, Clock is incorrect