Q&A Troubleshooting

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Blacken red areas of recorded pictures.

●●When digital red-eye correction (, ) is operating, if a subject is recorded that has skin- coloured areas with red areas inside, the digital red-eye correction function may blacken the red areas.

→ We recommend setting the flash to , or , or [Red-Eye Removal] to [OFF] before recording.

Sounds of camera operations such as zoom will be recorded in motion pictures.

●●Camera operation sounds may be recorded as camera automatically adjusts lens aperture during motion picture recording; this is not a fault.

Motion pictures taken by this camera cannot be played in other cameras.

●●When motion pictures recorded in [AVCHD] or [MP4] are played back, they may be displayed with poor picture quality or sound quality or may not be played back at all even if an AVCHD or MP4 compatible device is used. Also, there might be a case that a recording information does not display correctly.

TV, computer, printer

No image appears on TV. Image blurred or not coloured. ●●Not connected correctly (→110).

●●The television has not been switched to auxiliary input.

●●Check the [Video Out] setting (NTSC/PAL) on the camera. (→47)

TV screen display different to LCD monitor.

●●Aspect ratio may be incorrect or edges may be cut off with certain televisions.

Cannot play motion pictures on TV. ●●Card is inserted into TV.

→ Connect with AV cable (optional) or HDMI mini cable (optional) and play on camera (→110).

Picture is not displayed on full TV screen. ●●Check [TV Aspect] settings (→47).

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DMC-ZS15, DMC-TZ25 specifications

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