Panasonic DMC-FX33 operating instructions 107

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mode, the resolution of the recorded picture decreases slightly because of high sensitivity processing.

This is not a malfunction.

8:The brightness or the hue of the recorded picture is different from the actual scene.

•If recording under fluorescent light, the brightness or the hue may change slightly when the shutter speed becomes fast. This occurs due to the characteristics of fluorescent light. It is not a malfunction.

9:A reddish vertical line appears on the LCD monitor when the shutter button is pressed halfway or when recording motion pictures.

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

has a bright part. Black or green vertical lines may also appear or uneven colors may appear around the smear. This is not a malfunction. It is recorded in motion pictures but is not recorded on still pictures.

10: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 card with “10MB/s” or greater displayed on the package.

•Depending on the type of the card, recording may stop in the middle.

∫LCD monitor

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

•Have you set economy mode? (P18)

–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. (P18)

•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. (P101)

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.

∫Flash

1:The flash is not activated.

•Is the flash setting set to Forced OFF

[ ]?

– Change the flash setting. (P34)

•The flash is not activated when motion

picture mode [ ] (P50), [SCENERY], [NIGHT SCENERY], [SUNSET], [HI-SPEED BURST], [STARRY SKY], [FIREWORKS] or [AERIAL PHOTO] in scene mode is selected. (P41)

2:The flash is activated 2 times.

•When you select red-eye reduction (P34), the flash is activated once before the actual recording to reduce the red-eye phenomenon (eyes of the subject appearing red in the picture)

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