Panasonic DMC-TS3 owner manual 185

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The lens clicks.

•When the brightness changes due to zoom or camera movement etc., the lens may click and the picture on the screen may drastically change. However, the picture is not affected. The sound is caused by the automatic adjustment of the aperture. This is not a malfunction.

The clock is reset.

•If you do not use the camera for a long time, the clock may be reset.

>[Please set the clock] message will be displayed; please re-set the clock. (P27)

When pictures are taken using the zoom, they are slightly distorted and the areas around the subject contain colors which are not actually present.

•It is possible that the subject may be warped slightly, or the borders get colored, depending on the zoom magnification, due to the characteristics of the lens, but this is not a malfunction.

Zooming stops instantaneously.

•When using the extended optical zoom or the Intelligent Zoom, the zooming action will stop temporarily. This is not a malfunction.

Zoom does not go up to maximum magnification.

•Is the camera set to Macro Zoom Mode? (P61)

Maximum zoom during Macro Zoom Mode is 3k digital zoom.

The file numbers are not recorded consecutively.

•When you perform an operation after taking a certain action, the pictures may be recorded in folders with different numbers from the ones used prior to the operation.

The file numbers are recorded in ascending order.

•If the battery was inserted or removed without first turning the camera’s power off, the folder and file numbers for the pictures taken will not be stored in the memory. When the power is then turned back on and pictures are taken, they may be stored under file numbers which should have been assigned to previous pictures.

When the camera is left alone, the slide show is suddenly displayed.

•This is the [Auto Demo] to introduce the features of the camera. Press a button to return the camera to the original screen.

Bearing information measured with this unit is different from the public bearing indications.

•The declination adjustment may not be working properly.

>Perform [Repositioning] of [GPS/Sensor] menu (P86), and acquire correct latitude/ longitude of the current location.

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