Panasonic DMC-FZ3PP Dark places, the AF assist lamp P75 lights red to make it

	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 recognized 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. (P29)
When the shutter button	In dark places, the AF assist lamp (P75) 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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