Panasonic DMC-FS25 Lens clicks, Clock is reset, Zooming stops instantaneously

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The lens clicks.

•When the brightness changes due to zoom or camera movement etc., the lens may click and the picture on the screen may drastically change. However, the picture is not affected. The sound is caused by the automatic adjustment of the aperture. This is not a malfunction.

The clock is reset.

•If you do not use the camera for a long time, the clock may be reset.

>When the message [PLEASE SET THE CLOCK] appears, set the clock again. When you

take a picture before setting the clock, [AM12:00 0. 0. 0] is recorded. (P17)

When pictures are taken using the zoom, they are slightly distorted and the areas around the subject contain colors which are not actually present.

•At some magnification levels, the pictures taken are slightly distorted or the outlines and other areas in the pictures taken are colored, but this is not a malfunction.

Zooming stops instantaneously.

•When using the extended optical zoom, the zooming action will stop temporarily near [W]. This is not a malfunction.

Zoom does not go up to maximum magnification.

•Is the camera set to Macro zoom mode? (P41)

Maximum zoom during Macro zoom mode is 3k digital zoom.

The file numbers are not recorded consecutively.

•When you perform an operation after taking a certain action, the pictures may be recorded in folders with different numbers from the ones used prior to the operation. (P84)

The file numbers are recorded in ascending order.

•If the battery was inserted or removed without first turning the camera’s power off, the folder and file numbers for the pictures taken will not be stored in the memory. When the power is then turned back on and pictures are taken, they may be stored under file numbers which should have been assigned to previous pictures.

[AGE] is not displayed correctly.

• Check the clock (P17) and birthday settings (P49).

The lens barrel is retracted.

•The lens barrel retracts about 15 seconds after switching from [REC] mode to [PLAYBACK] mode.

When the camera is left alone, the slide show is suddenly displayed.

•This is the [AUTO DEMO] which introduces the features of the camera. Press a button to return the camera to the original screen.

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