Panasonic DMC-L10K operating instructions 135

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Removing dirt on the image sensor

Black spots may appear on the recorded picture if dirt or dust gets on the image sensor. The image sensor is very delicate and easily scratched. If it becomes necessary to clean the image sensor, always use the following steps.

•Use a sufficiently charged battery (P18) or the AC adaptor (P128) when cleaning. If you use the battery and the remaining battery power becomes low during cleaning, the shutter will close and the shutter curtains and the mirror may be damaged.

1:Detach the lens. (P15)

2:Turn the camera on.

3:Press [LIVE VIEW] to switch to the Live View recording screen.

•The mirror rises and the shutter curtains open.

4:Clean the image sensor.

•Blow off the dust on the surface of the image sensor with a commercially available blower brush. Be careful not to blow too strongly.

•Do not put the blower brush further inside than the lens mount.

•Do not let the blower brush touch the image sensor as the image sensor may get scratched.

•Do not use any objects except a blower brush to clean the image sensor.

5:Turn the camera off.

•The shutter curtains close and the mirror goes down when the camera is turned off. Be careful that the blower brush does not get caught in the shutter curtains.

∫About the LCD monitor

•Do not press the LCD monitor with excessive force. Uneven colors may appear on the LCD monitor and it may malfunction.

•If the camera is cold when you turn it on, the picture on the LCD monitor will be slightly darker than usual at first. However, the picture will return to normal brightness when the internal temperature of the camera increases.

Extremely high precision technology is employed to produce the LCD monitor screen. However there may be some dark or bright spots (red, blue or green) on the screen. This is not a malfunction. The LCD monitor screen has more than 99.99% effective pixels with a mere 0.01% of the pixels inactive or always lit. The spots will not be recorded on pictures on a card.

∫About the Lens

•Do not press the lens with excessive force.

•Do not leave the camera with the lens facing the sun as rays of light from the sun may cause it to malfunction. Also, be careful when placing the camera outside or near a window.

•When there is dirt (water, oil, and fingerprints, etc.) on the surface of the lens, the picture may be affected. Lightly wipe the surface of the lens with a soft, dry cloth before and after taking pictures.

•Do not place the lens mount facing downwards. Do not allow the lens mount contacts 1 to become dirty.

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