Motion pictures cannot be played back on a TV

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the PC and then write them back to the card, the pictures may be displayed with dates different from the actual recording dates in calendar playback etc.

∫TV, PC and printer

1:The picture does not appear on the television.

•Is the camera connected to the TV correctly?

•Set the TV input to external input mode.

2:The display areas on the TV screen and the camera’s LCD monitor are different.

Depending on the TV model, the area display may be smaller so the picture may be stretched horizontally or vertically and the top and bottom or left and right of the picture may be cut off when it is displayed. This is due to the TV specifications and is not a malfunction.

3:The motion pictures cannot be played back on a TV.

•Are you trying to play back the motion pictures by directly inserting the card in the card slot of the TV?

–Connect the camera to the TV with the AV cable (supplied) and then play back the pictures on the camera. (P87)

4:The picture cannot be transferred when the camera is connected to a PC.

•Is the camera connected to the PC correctly?

•Is the camera recognized by the PC correctly?

5:The card is not recognized by the PC. (The built-in memory is recognize)

•Disconnect the USB connection cable. Connect it again while the card is inserted in the camera.

6:The picture cannot be printed when the camera is connected to a printer.

•Does the printer support PictBridge?

–You cannot print pictures with printers which do not support PictBridge. (P83)

•Reset the mode to [ ]. (P83)

7:The ends of the pictures are cut at printing.

•When using a printer with a trimming or borderless printing function, cancel this function before printing. (For details, refer to the operating instructions for the printer.)

•When you order photo studios to print pictures, ask the photo studio if the pictures can be printed with both ends.

8:The picture is not displayed fully on the TV.

•Set the aspect of the TV on the camera. (P20)

∫Others

1:An unreadable language was selected by mistake.

•Press [MENU/SET], select the [SETUP]

menu icon [ ] and then select the [ ] icon to set the desired language. (P20)

2:The setting for the auto review function is disabled.

•Is the camera in burst mode (P63) or

motion picture mode [ ] (P52) or [SELF PORTRAIT] (P46) in scene mode?

–In these cases, you cannot set the auto review function in the [SETUP] menu.

3:A red lamp sometimes turns on when the shutter button is pressed halfway.

•In dark places, the AF assist lamp (P63) lights red to make it easier to focus on a subject.

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DMCFX12S, DMC-FX10, DMCFX12K, DMC-FX12 specifications

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Panasonic DMC-FX10, DMC-FX12, DMCFX12S, DMCFX12K Motion pictures cannot be played back on a TV

Models: DMCFX12S DMC-FX10 DMCFX12K DMC-FX12