Panasonic DMC-FX07K operating instructions 107

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7:The recorded picture looks rough. Noise appears on the picture.

•Is the ISO sensitivity high or the shutter speed slow?

(ISO sensitivity is set to [AUTO] when the camera is shipped. Therefore, when taking pictures indoors etc. the ISO sensitivity increases.)

–Decrease the ISO sensitivity. (P72)

–Set [PICT.ADJ.] to [NATURAL]. (P78)

–Take pictures in bright places.

•In [HIGH SENS.] (P55) in scene mode, the resolution of the recorded picture decreases slightly because of high sensitivity processing.

This is not a malfunction.

8:Motion picture recording stops in the middle.

•Are you using a MultiMediaCard?

–This unit does not support MultiMediaCards.

•When you set the picture quality to [30fpsVGA] or [30fps16:9], we recommend using a high speed SD Memory Card with “10MB/s” or greater displayed on the package.

•Depending on the type of SD Memory Card or SDHC Memory Card, recording may stop in the middle.

9:A vertical line appears on the LCD monitor while recording motion pictures.

•This is a phenomenon called smear. It is a characteristic of CCD and appears when the subject has a bright part.

Uneven colors may also appear around the smear. This is not a malfunction. It is recorded in motion pictures but is not recorded on still pictures.

∫LCD monitor

1:The LCD monitor sometimes turns off although the camera is turned on.

•Have you set economy mode? (P21)

–In economy mode, the LCD monitor turns off while the flash is charged.

2:The LCD monitor becomes darker or brighter for a moment.

•This phenomenon appears when you press the shutter button halfway to set the aperture value and does not affect the recorded pictures.

3:The LCD monitor flickers indoors.

•The LCD monitor may flicker for a few seconds after turning the camera on indoors under fluorescent light.

This is not a malfunction.

4:The LCD monitor is too bright or dark.

•Adjust the brightness of the screen. (P20)

•Is the power LCD function or high angle mode activated?

5:Black, red, blue and green dots appear on the LCD monitor.

•These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures.

This is not a malfunction.

6:Noise appears on the LCD monitor.

•In dark places, noise may appear to maintain the brightness of the LCD monitor.

This does not affect the pictures you are recording.

7:A vertical line appears on the LCD monitor.

•This is a phenomenon called smear. It is a characteristic of CCD and appears when the subject has a bright part.

Uneven colors may also appear around the smear. This is not a malfunction. It is recorded in motion pictures but is not recorded on still pictures.

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