Panasonic DMC-ZS6 operating instructions Try checking these items →156 162 first

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(Restoring menu settings to default values may solve certain problems. Try using [RESET] in [SETUP] menu in Recording Mode (→26).)

Recording

Cannot record pictures.

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

●Built-in memory/card is full. → Free space by deleting unwanted pictures (→45).

Cannot record to cards.

●The card was formatted with a different device.

→ Please format cards with this camera. (→28)

●For details about compatible cards (→16).

Recording capacity is low.

●Battery needs recharging .

→Use a fully charged battery (not sold pre-charged). (→11)

→If you leave the camera on, the battery will be exhausted. Turn the camera off frequently by using [SLEEP MODE] (→24) etc.

●Please check the recording picture capacity for cards and built-in memory. ( →174, →176)

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 (→7).

Recorded pictures are too bright/too dark.

●Pictures taken in dark locations, or bright subjects (snow, bright conditions, etc.) occupy most of the screen. (Brightness of LCD monitor may differ from that of actual picture)

→ Adjust the exposure (→53).

●[MIN. SHTR SPEED] is set to fast speeds, e.g. [1/250] (→102).

2-3 pictures are taken when I press the shutter button just once.

●Camera set to use [AUTO BRACKET] (→54), [MULTI ASPECT] (→55), [BURST] (→103), or the [HI- SPEED BURST] (→66) or [FLASH BURST] (→67) 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 (→96, 105).

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 (→52) when using slower shutter speed with [MIN. SHTR SPEED].

Cannot use [AUTO BRACKET] or [MULTI ASPECT].

●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] (→97).

→Set [NOISE REDUCTION] in [PICT.ADJ.] in the + direction. (→105)

→Take pictures in brighter locations.

●Camera set to [HIGH SENS.] or [HI-SPEED BURST] Scene Modes. (Picture becomes slightly coarser in response to high sensitivity)

Pictures appear dark or have poor coloring.

●Colors may appear unnatural due to the effects of light source. → Use [WHITE BALANCE] to adjust the coloring. (→98)

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