Panasonic DMC-ZS40, DMCZS40K, DMCZS40S 306, Focus not aligned correctly, Cannot use Auto Bracket

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Q&A Troubleshooting

Recording

Cannot record pictures. ●●Built-in memory/card is full.

→ Free space by deleting unwanted pictures (→58).

Recorded pictures look white. ●●Lens is dirty (fingerprints, etc.).

→Turn the camera on to extract lens barrel, and clean lens surface with a soft, dry cloth. ●●Lens is foggy (→8).

Recorded pictures are too bright/too dark. ●●Adjust the exposure (→100).

●●[Min. Shtr Speed] is set to fast speed. Check the setting (→148).

The lower right portion of recorded pictures appears dark or the color is unnatural. ●●Your finger is blocking the flash.

→ Make sure you are holding the camera correctly. (→31)

Some pictures are taken when I press the shutter button just once. ●●Camera is set to use [Auto Bracket] or [Burst].

→ Clear the setting. (→101, 103)

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. (→94)

●●Caused by jitter or subject movement. (→44)

Recorded pictures are blurred. The stabilizer function ineffective.

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

●●Use a tripod and the self-timer (→105) 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] (→142).

→Take pictures in brighter locations. ●●Camera set to [High Sens.] Scene mode.

(Picture becomes slightly coarser in response to high sensitivity)

Striping or flicker may appear under lighting such as fluorescent lighting and LED lighting fixture.

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

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