Panasonic Camera Lumix Dmc Sz3 Owners Manual

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•This phenomenon appears when you press the shutter button halfway to set the aperture value and 
does not affect the recorded pictures.
•This phenomenon also appears when the brightness changes when the camera is zoomed or when 
the camera is moved. This is because of operation of the automatic aperture of the camera, and it is 
not a malfunction.
•The LCD monitor may flicker for a few seconds after turning this unit on. This is an operation to 
correct flicker caused by lighting such as fluorescent lights, LED lights etc. and is not a malfunction.
•Perform [Monitor Display]. (P40)
•This is not a malfunction. These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures.
•In dark places, noise may appear to maintain the brightness of the LCD monitor. This does not affect 
the pictures you are recording.
LCD monitor
The LCD monitor becomes darker or brighter for a moment.
The LCD monitor flickers indoors.
The LCD monitor is too bright or dark.
Black, red, blue and green dots appear on the LCD monitor.
Noise appears on the LCD monitor. 
						

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•Is the flash setting set to [Œ]?
> Change the flash setting.  (P48)
•The flash cannot be used in the following cases:–Creative Control Mode (P54)
–Panorama Shot Mode (P59)–[Scenery]/[Night Scenery]/[Sunset]/[Starry Sky]/[Glass Through] (Scene Mode)  (P62)–When recording in [Burst] (except for [ ]) (P74)
•The flash is activated twice when Red-Eye Reduction (P48) has been set.•Has [Burst] (P74) in the [Rec] menu been set to [ ]?
•[Rotate Disp.]  (P42) is set to [ ] or [ ].
•Is there a picture on the built-in memory or the card?
> The pictures on the built-in memory appear when a card is not inserted. The picture data on the 
card appears when a card is inserted.
•Is this a folder or picture which was processed in the PC? If it is, it cannot be played back by this unit.
> It is recommended to use the “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ” software in the CD-ROM (supplied) to write 
pictures from PC to card.
•Are you playing back filtered images by using [Slide Show]  or [Filtering Play]?
>
Cancel the filter.  (P83)
•Is this a non-standard picture, a picture which  has been edited using a PC or a picture which was 
taken by another maker of digital cameras?
•Did you remove the battery immediately after pict ure-taking or did you take the picture using a 
battery with a low remaining charge?
> Format the data to delete the pictures mentioned above.  (P43)
(Other pictures will be deleted as well and it will not be possible to restore them. Therefore, 
check well before formatting.)
Flash
The flash is not activated.
Flash is activated several times.
Playback
The picture being played back is rotated and displayed in an unexpected direction.
The picture is not played back.
The recorded pictures are not displayed.
The folder number and the file number are displayed as [—] and the screen turns 
black. 
						

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•Is the clock in the camera set properly? (P20)•When pictures edited using a PC or pictures taken by other equipment are searched, they may 
display dates differing from the actual dates on which the pictures were taken.
•When Red-Eye Removal ([ ], [ ]) is in operation, if you take a picture of a subject with red 
color surrounded by a skin tone color, that red part may be corrected to black by the Red-Eye 
Removal function.
> It is recommended to take a picture with the Flash Mode set to [ ‡], [‰] or [ Œ], or 
[Red-Eye Removal] on the [Rec] menu set to [OFF].  (P77)
•Is it a picture that has been recorded with other equipment? In such cases, these pictures may be 
displayed with a deteriorated picture quality.
•This unit automatically adjusts the aperture during motion picture recording. At such times, the 
sound may break up. This is not a malfunction.
•Playback of motion pictures recorded with this unit may not be possible with other companies’ digital 
cameras. Also, Panasonic’s digital cameras (LUMIX)¢ may also not be able to play them back.¢Introduced prior to December 2008, and FS and LS series introduced in 2009.
With a Calendar Search, pictures display dates differing from the actual dates on 
which the pictures were taken.
White round spots like soap bubbles appear on the recorded picture.
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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 off of particles 
of dust in the air. This is not a malfunction.
A characteristic of this is that the number of round spots and their position 
differ in every picture.
Red part of the recorded image has changed color to black.
[Thumbnail is displayed] appears on the screen.
The sound of the recorded motion pictures sometimes breaks up.
Motion pictures recorded with this model cannot be played back on other equipment. 
						

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•Is the camera connected to the TV correctly?> Set the TV input to External Input Mode.
•Depending on the TV model, the pictures may be elong ated horizontally or vertically or they may be 
displayed with their edges cut off.
•Are you trying to play back the motion pictures by directly inserting the card in the card slot of the 
TV? > Connect the camera to the TV with the AV cable (optional) and then play back the pictures on 
the camera. (P98)
> Check [TV Aspect] setting.  (P42)
•Is the camera connected to the PC correctly?•Is the camera recognized by the PC correctly?
> Select [PC] when connecting.  (P102)
> Turn this unit off and on.
> Disconnect the USB connection cable. Connect it again while the card is inserted in the camera.
> If there are two or more USB terminal on a single PC, try connecting the USB connection cable 
to another USB terminal.
TV, PC and printer
The picture does not appear on the television.
The display areas on the TV screen and the camera’s LCD monitor are different.
The motion pictures cannot be played back on a TV.
The picture is not displayed fully on the TV.
Cannot communicate with the PC.
The card is not recognized by the PC. (The built-in memory is recognized.) 
						

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>Check if your PC is compat ible with SDXC memory cards.
http://panasonic.net/avc/sdcard/information/SDXC.html
> A message prompting to format the card may be displayed when connecting, but do not format.
> If the [Access] displayed on the LCD monito r does not disappear, disconnect the USB 
connection cable after turning this unit off.
•Pictures cannot be printed using a printer that does not support PictBridge. > Select [PictBridge(PTP)] when connecting.  (P104)
> When using a printer with a Cropping or borderless printing function, cancel this function before 
printing. (For details, refer to the operating instructions for the printer.)
> When you order photo studios to print pictures,  ask the photo studio if the 16:9 pictures can be 
printed.
•Since aspect ratio of a panorama picture differs from normal pictures, it may not always be possible 
to print it correctly.  > Please use a printer that supports panorama pictures. (For details, refer to the operating 
instructions for the printer.)
> We recommend using the “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ” software on the CD-ROM (supplied) to adjust 
the size of the still picture to the print paper size.
The card is not recognized by the PC. (SDXC memory card is used)
The picture cannot be printed when the camera is connected to a printer.
The ends of the pictures are cut at printing.
The panorama picture is not printing correctly. 
						

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>Press [MENU/SET], select the [Setup] menu icon [ ]. Then press [MENU/SET], and then 
select the [ ~] icon to set the desired language.  (P43)
•In dark places, the AF Assist Lamp lights red to make it easier to focus on a subject.
•Is [AF Assist Lamp] on the [Rec] menu set to [ON]?  (P76)•The AF Assist Lamp does not turn on in bright places.
•The surface of the camera may become warm during use. This does not affect the performance or 
quality of the camera.
•When the brightness changes due to zoom or camera movement, etc., the lens may click and the 
picture on the screen may drastically change. However, the picture is not affected. The sound is 
caused by the automatic adjustment of the aperture. This is not a malfunction.
•If you do not use the camera for a long time, the clock may be reset.
> [Please set the clock] message will be displayed; please reset the clock.  (P20)
•It is possible that the subject may be warped slightly, or the borders get colored, depending on the 
zoom magnification, due to the characteristics of the lens, but this is not a malfunction.
•When using the Extended Optical Zoom, the zooming action will stop temporarily. This is not a 
malfunction.
Others
An unreadable language was selected by mistake.
A red lamp sometimes turns on when the shutter button is pressed halfway.
The AF Assist Lamp does not turn on.
The camera becomes warm.
The lens clicks.
The clock is reset.
When pictures are taken using the zoom, they are slightly distorted and the areas 
around the subject contain colors which are not actually present.
Zooming stops instantaneously. 
						

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•When you perform an operation after taking a certain action, the pictures may be recorded in folders 
with different numbers from the ones used prior to the operation.
•If you insert or remove the battery before turning off this unit, the folder and file numbers for the 
pictures taken will not be stored in the memory. When this unit is turned on again and pictures are 
taken, they may be stored under file numbers which should have been assigned to previous 
pictures.
•Formatting is not available in Intelligent Auto Mode. Switch the recording mode to another one. 
(P23)
The file numbers are not recorded consecutively.
The file numbers are recorded with previously used numbers.
The card cannot be formatted. 
						

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