Others

 

 

Conditions

Causes

When connecting to a

Is the camera connected to the PC correctly?

PC, pictures cannot be

Check it.

transferred.

 

Is the camera recognised by the PC correctly?

 

 

 

Is the USB mode set correctly?

 

 

The clock setting is

If you do not use the camera for a long time, the clock setting

reset.

may be reset. When the message [PLEASE SET THE

 

CLOCK] appears, set the clock again.

 

 

 

When you take a picture before setting the clock,

 

[0:00 0. 0. 0] is recorded.

 

 

A certain part of the

This appears due to the highlight display function which

picture blinks.

shows white saturated areas. (P27)

 

 

When the shutter button

In dark places, the AF assist lamp (P72) lights red to make it

is pressed halfway, a red

easier to focus on a subject.

lamp turns on

 

sometimes.

 

 

 

The camera will make

The sound arises when the lens moves.

sounds caused by

This is not a malfunction.

internal mechanical

 

movement when it is

 

shaken.

 

 

 

The lens clicks.

When brightness has changed due to the zoom or the

 

movement of the camera or other, the lens may click and the

 

picture on the screen may be drastically changed, however,

 

the pictures are not affected.

 

The sound is caused by automatic adjustment of the

 

aperture. It is not a malfunction.

 

 

Some pixels are inactive

This is not a malfunction.

or always lit on the LCD

These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures.

monitor.

 

 

 

Noise appears on the

In dark places, noise may appear to maintain the brightness

LCD monitor.

of the LCD monitor. This does not affect the pictures you are

 

recording.

 

 

A vertical red spectrum

This is called smear. It is specific to CCD, not a malfunction.

appears on the LCD

It appears when the subject has a bright part. It is recorded

monitor.

on motion images, but not recorded on still pictures.

 

 

The pictures cannot be

Set the USB mode to [PictBridge (PTP)].

printed with printers

 

supporting PictBridge.

 

 

 

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Panasonic DMC-FZ20GN Conditions Causes When connecting to a, PC, pictures cannot be, Transferred, Clock setting is, Reset