Q&A Troubleshooting

Recording (continued)

Recorded pictures are blurred. Image Stabilizer ineffective.

●●Shutter speed is slower in dark locations and Image Stabilizer is less effective.

→Hold camera firmly with both hands, keeping arms close to body.

→Set [Sensitivity] to [AUTO] and [Digital Zoom] to [OFF]. (→81, 86)

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] (→81).

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

(Picture becomes slightly coarser in response to high sensitivity)

Brightness or coloring of recorded picture different from real life.

●●When recording under fluorescent or LED lighting fixture etc., increasing the shutter speed may introduce slight changes to brightness and color. These are a result of the characteristics of the light source and do not indicate a malfunction.

Red banding may appear on the LCD monitor or part or the entire screen may have a reddish tint, when recording or pressing the shutter button halfway.

●●This is a characteristic of CCD and may appear if subject contains brighter areas. Some blurring may occur around these areas, but this is not a fault. This will be recorded in motion pictures, but not in still pictures.

●●We recommend keeping the screen away from strong light sources such as sunlight when taking pictures.

Motion picture recording stops midway.

●●With some cards, access display may appear briefly after recording, and recording may end midway. ●●If recording stops even when using a card of the recommended speed class (→22), the data writing speed has dropped. If this happens, we recommend backing up the data on the memory card and

formatting it (→51).

The beep volume is low. ●●The speaker is blocked.

The subject cannot be locked. (AF track fails.)

●●If the color of the subject is similar to that of its background, AF Tracking may not function. Set the AF lock to the colors specific to the subject.

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VQT4V99, DMCLZ30K specifications

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