Others

taking pictures indoors etc. the ISO sensitivity increases.)

Decrease the ISO sensitivity. (P85)

Set [NOISE REDUCTION] in [PICT.ADJ.] to [HIGH] or set every item except [NOISE REDUCTION] to [LOW]. (P94)

Take pictures in bright places.

In [HIGH SENS.] (P70) in scene mode, the resolution of the recorded picture decreases slightly because of high sensitivity processing.

This is not a malfunction.

8: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 SD Memory Card with “10MB/s” or greater displayed on the package.

Depending on the type of SD Memory Card or SDHC Memory Card, recording may stop in the middle.

9:When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the image becomes a still image for that instant.

Is 3-area focusing (High speed) or

1-area focusing (High speed) selected as the AF mode? (P90)

w LCD monitor/Viewfinder

1:The LCD monitor/Viewfinder 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.

2: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.

3:The LCD monitor/Viewfinder is too bright or dark.

Adjust the brightness of the screen. (P28)

Is the power LCD function activated?

4:The picture is not displayed on the LCD monitor.

Does the picture appear on the Viewfinder?

Press the [EVF/LCD] button to switch to LCD monitor display.

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.

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.

7:A vertical line appears on the LCD monitor.

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

Uneven colors may also appear around the smear. This is not a malfunction. It is recorded in motion pictures but is not recorded on still pictures.

8:Distortion in the LCD monitor.

When holding the edge of the LCD monitor, there may be some distortion, however this is not a malfunction. Moreover, this has no effect on the taken pictures or playback.

wFlash

1:The flash is not activated.

Is the flash setting set to Forced OFF

[ ]?

Press the [ OPEN] button to open the flash. (P47)

The flash is not activated when motion

picture mode [ ], [SCENERY] (P65), [NIGHT SCENERY] (P66), [FIREWORKS] (P68), [HIGH SENS.] (P70) or [STARRY SKY] (P68) in scene mode is selected.

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DMC-FZ50, DMCFZ50K specifications

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