Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Sz9 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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•Is there any memory remaining on the built-in memory or the card?> Delete the pictures which are not necessary to increase available space in the memory.  (P42)
•You may not be able to record for a short while after turning this unit on when using a large capacity 
card.
•The picture can become whitish if there is dirt, e.g. fingerprints on the lens.
> If the lens is dirty, turn on the camera, eject the lens barrel and gently wipe the lens surface with 
a soft, dry cloth.
> Check that the...

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•Is the ISO sensitivity high or the shutter speed slow?
(ISO sensitivity is set to [AUTO] when the camera is shipped. Therefore, when taking pictures 
indoors etc. noise will appear.)> Decrease the ISO sensitivity.  (P83)
> Take pictures in bright places.
•Have you set [High Sens.] in Scene Mode, or [Burst] in [Rec] menu to [ ] or [ ]? If so, the 
resolution of the recorded picture decreases slightly because of high sensitivity processing, but this 
is not a malfunction.
•When recording...

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•Set the AF area to the distinctive color of the subject if there is a part that is different from the 
surrounding color. (P87)
•If the camera is moved too slowly, the camera assumes that camera motion was stopped and ends 
the still picture recording.
•If there is a lot of camera shake in the recording direction while moving the camera, recording ends.
> When recording in Panorama Shot Mode, move the camera by trying to trace a small circle 
parallel to the recording direction at a speed...

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•Is the flash setting set to [Œ]?
> Change the flash setting.  (P59)
•The flash cannot be used in the following cases:–When using Auto Bracket  (P65)
–Creative Control Mode (P66)–Panorama Shot Mode (P71)–[Scenery]/[Night Scenery]/[Handheld Night Shot]/[Sunset]/[Starry Sky]/[Glass Through]/
[3D Photo Mode] (Scene Mode)  (P74)
–When recording in [Burst] (except for [ ]) (P95)
•The flash is activated twice when Red-Eye Reduction (P59) has been set.
•Has [Burst] (P95) in the [Rec] menu been...

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•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.  (P54)
(Other pictures will be deleted as well and it will not be possible to restore them. Therefore, 
check well before formatting.)
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Is the clock in the...

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•Use within the communication range of the wireless LAN network.
•Connection types and security setting methods are different depending on the wireless access point.> Refer to the operating instructions of the wireless access point.
•When the radio waves are interrupted, the condition may improve by moving the location or 
changing the angle of the wireless access point.
•It may not automatically connect when the network SSID of the wireless access point is set not to 
broadcast.
> Set the...

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•It may take longer time to connect depending on the Wi-Fi connection setting of the smartphone/
tablet, but it is not a malfunction.> Try switching the ON/OFF of the Wi-Fi function in  the Wi-Fi settings of the smartphone/tablet.
•Check the information in the login screen of “LUMIX CLUB”.
http://lumixclub.panasonic.net/eng/c/
•Service user registration for the “LUMIX CLUB” is not possible in the environment without a wireless 
access point.
•When the firewall of the OS, security software,...

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•The images in the WEB Service cannot be saved (downloaded) to this unit. Do not delete the 
uploaded images, and make a backup of them.
• The images uploaded to the WEB service cannot be displayed or deleted by this unit.> Perform the task using a smartphone/tablet or a PC.
•The settings stored in the camera may be deleted depending on the type of repair.
> Always make a copy of important settings.
•Is the size of the image too large?
> Divide the motion picture using [Video Divide]...

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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), or with the HDMI micro cable 
(optional), and then play back the motion pictures on the camera....

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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. > Set to [PictBridge(PTP)] in [USB Mode]. (P52 , 183)
> When using a printer...