Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Sz1 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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•Use a card with SD Speed Class with “Class 4” or higher when recording motion pictures.•Depending on the type of the card, recording may stop in the middle.> If motion picture recording stops during use of a card of at least “Class 4” or if you use a 
card that has been formatted on a PC or other equipment, the data-writing speed is lower. 
In such cases, we recommend that you make a backup of the data and then format  (P44) 
the card in this unit.
•Set the AF area to the distinctive...

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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 the power is switched on. This is an 
operation to correct flicker caused by lighting such...

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•[Rotate Disp.] (P44) is set to [ ] or [ ].
•Is the REC/PLAY switch set to [ (]? (P32)•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...

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•When Digital Red-Eye Correction ([ ], [ ]) 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 Digital Red-Eye Correction 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].  (P74)
•Is it a picture that has been recorded with other equipment? In such cases, these pictures may 
be displayed with a...

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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  elongated 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 and then play back the pictures on the 
camera.  (P97)
> Check [TV Aspect] setting.  (P43)
•Is the camera...

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•Pictures cannot be printed using a printer that does not support PictBridge.> Select [PictBridge(PTP)] when connecting.  (P105)
> 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...

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•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.
•Is the camera set to Macro Zoom Mode?  (P52)
Maximum zoom during Macro Zoom Mode is 3 k digital zoom.
•When you perform an operation after taking a certain action, the pictures may be...

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