Panasonic DMC-ZS10S, DMCZS10S Recording, Cannot record pictures, Recorded pictures look white

Try checking these items (→134 - 140) first.

If the problem persists, performing [Reset] in the [Setup] menu may resolve the issue. (Note that except for some items such as [Clock Set], all settings are returned to their values from the time of purchase.)

Recording

Cannot record pictures.

●REC/PLAY switch is not set to (record).

●Built-in memory/card is full. → Free space by deleting unwanted pictures (→36).

Recorded pictures look white.

●Lens is dirty (fingerprints, etc.).

→ Turn on power to extract lens barrel, and clean lens surface with a soft, dry cloth.

●Lens is foggy (→5).

Recorded pictures are too bright/too dark.

●Adjust the exposure (→57).

●[Min. Shtr Speed] is set to fast speeds, e.g. [1/250] (→92).

Some pictures are taken when I press the shutter button just once.

●[iHandheld Nite Shot] is activated in [Intelligent Auto] Mode. (→27)

●Camera is set to use [Auto Bracket], [Burst], [Handheld Night Shot] or [Flash Burst] Scene Modes.

Focus not aligned correctly.

●Not set to mode appropriate for distance to subject. (Focus range varies according to Recording Mode.)

●Subject outside of focus range.

●Caused by jitter or subject movement.

Recorded pictures are blurred. Optical Image Stabilizer ineffective.

●Shutter speed is slower in dark locations and Optical Image Stabilizer is less effective. → Hold camera firmly with both hands, keeping arms close to body.

●Use a tripod and the self-timer (→56) when using slower shutter speed with [Min. Shtr Speed].

Cannot use [Auto Bracket].

●Only enough memory for 2 pictures or fewer.

Recorded pictures appear coarse, or there is interference.

●ISO Sensitivity is high, or shutter speed is low.

(Default [Sensitivity] setting is [AUTO] – interference may appear with indoor pictures.)

→Lower [Sensitivity] (→86).

→Set [Color Mode] to [NATURAL]. (→93)

→Take pictures in brighter locations.

●Camera set to [High Sens.] Scene mode.

(Picture becomes slightly coarser in response to high sensitivity)

Under fluorescent lighting, flicker or horizontal bars may be seen.

●This is characteristic of MOS sensors which serve as the camera’s pickup sensors. This is not a malfunction.

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