Panasonic DMC-FX500 Playback, Flash is activated 2 times, Picture is not played back

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The flash is activated 2 times.

•The flash is activated twice when red-eye reduction (P42) has been set.

Playback

The picture being played back is rotated and displayed in an unexpected direction.

•[ROTATE DISP.] (P95) is set to [ON].

•You can rotate pictures with the [ROTATE] function. (P95)

The picture is not played back.

•Is the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch set to [(]? (P36)

•Is there a picture on the built-in memory or the card?

>The pictures on the built-in memory appear when a card is not inserted. The picture data on the card appears when a card is inserted.

•Is this a picture whose file name has been changed in the PC? If it is, it cannot be played back by this unit.

The recorded pictures are not displayed.

•Has [CALENDAR], [CATEGORY PLAY] or [FAVORITE PLAY] been set for playback?

>Change to [NORMAL PLAY]. (P36)

The folder number and the file number are displayed as [—] and the screen turns black.

•Is this a non-standard picture, a picture which has been edited using a PC or a picture which was taken by another make of digital camera?

•Did you remove the battery immediately after picture-taking or did you take the picture using a battery with a low remaining charge?

>Format the data to delete the pictures mentioned above. (P26)

(Other pictures will be deleted as well and it will not be possible to restore them. Therefore, check well before formatting.)

With a calendar search, pictures are displayed on dates differing from the actual dates on which the pictures were taken.

•Is the clock in the camera set properly? (P18)

•When pictures edited using a PC or pictures taken by other equipment are searched, they may be displayed on dates differing from the actual dates on which the pictures were taken.

White round spots like soap bubbles appear on the recorded picture.

•If you take a picture with the flash in a dark place or indoors, white round spots may appear on the picture caused by the flash reflecting of particles of dust in the air. This is not a malfunction.

A characteristic of this is that the number of round spots and their position differ in every picture.

[THUMBNAIL IS DISPLAYED] appears on the screen.

•Is it a picture that has been recorded with other equipment? In such cases, these pictures may be displayed with a deteriorated picture quality.

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