Panasonic DMC-ZS40, DMCZS40K, DMCZS40S owner manual 309

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Q&A Troubleshooting

Playback

Pictures have been rotated. ●●[Rotate Disp.] is activated. (→73)

Cannot view pictures. There are no recorded pictures.

●●No pictures in built-in memory or card (pictures played from card if inserted, from built-in memory if not).

●●Has the file name of the picture been changed on a computer? If so, it cannot be played back on the camera.

●●During [Filtering Play], only pictures under the set filters are displayed. → Cancel filtering (→160).

Folder/file number displayed as [-]. Picture is black. ●●Picture edited on computer or taken with different device.

●●Battery removed immediately after picture taken, or picture taken with low battery. → Use [Format] to delete (→74).

Picture display takes a lot of time during Multi Playback.

●●When you have many pictures that were edited with [Resize], [Retouch], etc., it may take several minutes for all pictures to be displayed during Multi Playback.

Incorrect date displayed in Calendar Search.

●●Picture edited on computer or taken with different device. ●●[Clock Set] is incorrect (→29).

(Incorrect date may be displayed in Calendar Search on pictures copied to a computer and then back to this unit, if computer and camera dates differ.)

White round spots like soap bubbles appear on the recorded picture.

●●If you take a picture with the flash in a dark place or indoors, white round spots may appear on the picture caused by the flash reflecting particles of dust in the air. This is not a fault. A characteristic of this is that the number of round spots and their position differ in every picture.

[Thumbnail is displayed] is shown on the screen.

●●The pictures may have been recorded on another device. If so, they may be displayed with poor picture quality.

Red areas in pictures appear blackened.
●●	], [	]) is operating, if a subject is recorded that has skin-
When digital red-eye correction ([
colored 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 with this camera cannot be played in other cameras.

●●Even if a device is compatible with AVCHD and MP4, the motion pictures that were recorded on this unit may have bad picture quality or sound quality upon playback, or may be unable to be played back. Also, the recording information may not be displayed correctly.

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