Panasonic DMC-LZ10, DMC-LZ8 operating instructions 119

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Conditions	Causes
When the shutter button	In dark places, the AF assist lamp (P77) lights red to make it
is pressed halfway,	easier to focus on a subject.
a red lamp turns on
sometimes.
The AF assist lamp	Is [AF ASSIST LAMP] on the [REC] mode menu set to [ON]?
does not turn on.	(P77)
	Are you taking pictures in dark places? The AF assist lamp
	does not turn on in bright places.
	Lamp is not illuminated in [SCENERY], [NIGHT SCENERY],
	[ILLUMINATIONS], [CREATIVE NIGHT SCENERY], [SELF
	PORTRAIT], [SUNSET], [FIREWORKS] and [AERIAL
	PHOTO] modes.
The camera gets hot.	The camera may get a little warm while you are using it, but
	this is normal.
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.
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. (P17)
	When you take a picture before setting the clock, [0:00 0. 0.
	0] is recorded.
Images appear slightly	Images may be taken with some distortion depending on the
distorted.	zoom ratio. This distortion increases as you get nearer the
	subject, but it is not a malfunction.
Strange colors appear	Depending on the zoom magnification, the picture may
around the edge of the	have some colored fringes around the subject. This is
image.	called chromatic aberration and may be more visible when
	recording distant subjects. However this is not a malfunction.
File numbers are not	Certain operations cause pictures to be saved in folders with
created in order.	different numbers. (P101)
The file numbers are	If the batteries are inserted or removed when the camera is
recorded in ascending	not turned off, the recorded folder numbers are lost.
order.	However if you turn the camera on again and record pictures,
	the file numbers may be recorded in ascending order.
The picture is displayed	Pictures edited or rotated with a PC may be displayed in
black.	black in playback mode, multi playback and calendar.
The lens barrel is	The lens barrel retracts about 15 seconds after switching
retracted.	from [REC] mode to [PLAYBACK] mode.
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