Panasonic DMC-LZ10, DMC-LZ8 operating instructions 115

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Conditions	Causes
The subject is not	The focus range varies depending on the recording mode.
focused properly.	Set the proper recording mode for the distance to the subject.
	Is the subject out of the focus range? (P30, 46)
	Have you taken a picture with jitter?
	The subject is not focused until the shutter button is pressed
	halfway. (However, this excludes intelligent auto mode [ ].)
The recorded picture	When taking a picture in shaded areas or indoors, the shutter
is blurred. The optical	speed becomes slow and the Optical Image Stabilizer function
image stabilizer is not	may not work properly. In this case, we recommend holding the
effective.	camera with both hands firmly to take pictures.
Images are grainy or	Is the ISO sensitivity high or the shutter speed slow?
noisy.	(When set to [AUTO], ISO sensitivity increases for indoor and
	other shooting occasions.)
	• Reduce ISO sensitivity. (P70)
	• Enhance [NOISE REDUCTION] of [PICT.ADJ.] or, lower
	the setting for each items other than [NOISE REDUCTION].
	(P76)
	• Improve the ambient light.
	In [HIGH SENS.] and [HI-SPEED BURST] in scene mode, the
	resolution of the recorded picture decreases slightly because of
	high sensitivity processing. This is not a malfunction.
The brightness or color	Brightness and colors may change when using a fast shutter
of the picture differs	speed under fluorescent lights, but this is a characteristic of
from the actual scene.	such lighting and is not a malfunction.
Shooting of motion	This camera is not compatible with motion picture recording
pictures stops	on MultiMediaCards.
unexpectedly.	• When you set the [PICTURE MODE] to [30fpsVGA] or
	[30fps16:9], we recommend using cards that offer 10
	MB/second or higher speeds (shown on their packages and
	elsewhere) for best results.
	• Depending on the type of SD Memory Card or SDHC
	Memory Card, recording may stop in the middle.
Reddish vertical lines	• This is a phenomenon called smear. It
appear on the LCD	is a characteristic of CCD and appears
monitor while shooting	when the subject has a bright part.
	Irregularities may also appear around
	the smear, but this is not a malfunction.
	(It is recorded in motion pictures but
	not on still pictures.)
	• We recommend not to let a strong
	source of light such as the sun light
	enter the screen when taking pictures.
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