Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Zr3 Operating Instructions For Advanced Features

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•Store the battery in a cool and dry place with a relatively stable temperature: [Recommended 
temperature:15oC to 25 oC (59 oF to 77 oF), Recommended humidity: 40% to 60%]
•Always remove the battery and the card from the camera.•If the battery is left inserted in the camera, it will discharge even if the camera is turned off. If 
the battery continues to be left in the camera, it will discharge excessively and may become 
unusable even if charged.
•When storing the battery for a long...

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Message Display
Confirmation messages or error messages will be displayed on the screen in some cases.
The major messages are described below as examples.
[THIS MEMORY CARD IS WRITE-PROTECTED]
>The Write-Protect switch on the card is moved to [LOCK]. Move the switch back to unlock 
it. (P17)
[NO VALID PICTURE TO PLAY]
> Record a picture or insert a card with a recorded picture and then play it.
[THIS PICTURE IS PROTECTED]
>Delete the picture after canceling the protect setting.  (P141)...

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[SOME PICTURES CANNOT BE COPIED]/[COPY COULD NOT BE COMPLETED]
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The following pictures cannot be copied.–When a picture with the same name as the picture to be copied exists in the copy 
destination. (Only when copying from a card to the built-in memory.)
–Files not based on the DCF standard.•Moreover, pictures recorded or edited by other equipment may not be copied.
[BUILT-IN MEMORY ERROR
FORMAT BUILT-IN MEMORY?]
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This message will be displayed when you format the built-in memory on a...

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[MOTION RECORDING WAS CANCELLED DUE TO THE LIMITATION OF THE 
WRITING SPEED OF THE CARD]
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Use a card with SD Speed Class¢ with “Class 4” or higher when recording motion pictures in 
[AVCHD Lite]. 
Also, use a card with SD Speed Class with “Class 6” or higher when recording motion pictures 
in [MOTION JPEG].
¢ SD Speed Class is the speed standard regarding continuous writing.
•In the event that it stops even after using a “Class 4” card or higher, the data writing speed has 
deteriorated...

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Troubleshooting
First, try out the following procedures (P175–183).
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The battery is not inserted correctly. (P14)•The battery is exhausted.
•Is [SLEEP MODE]  (P26) of the [ECONOMY] Mode active?
> Press the shutter button halfway to cancel this mode.
•The battery is exhausted.
•The battery is exhausted.•If you leave the camera on, the battery will be exhausted.
> Turn the camera off frequently by using the [ECONOMY] Mode etc.  (P26)
•If you connect to a TV compatible with VIERA Link with a...

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•Is the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch at the [!] setting?  (P31)•Is the mode dial correctly set?•Is there any memory remaining on the built-in memory or the card?
> Delete the pictures which are not necessary to increase the available memory.  (P47)
•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  (P8) and gently wipe the lens 
surface with a soft dry cloth.
•Was this picture taken with the...

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•Is the number of recordable pictures 2 or less?
•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.  (P98)
> Set [COLOR MODE] to [NAT URAL].  (P108)
> Take pictures in bright places.
•Has [HIGH SENS.] or [HI-SPEED BURST] in the Scene Mode been set? If so, the resolution of 
the recorded picture decreases slightly because of high...

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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. Also, the peripherals of the 
image might look warped because the perspective is enhanced when the wide angle is used. 
This is not a malfunction.
•LCD monitor will turn off when [SLEEP MODE] (P26) of the [ECONOMY] Mode is activated.
[This does not happen when using the AC adaptor (optional).]
•This phenomenon appears when you...

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•Is the flash setting set to [Œ]?
> Change the flash setting.  (P51)
•Flash Mode is not available when Auto Bracket  (P60) or [BURST]  (P106) in [REC] Mode menu 
has been set.
•The flash is activated twice when Red-Eye Reduction  (P52) has been set.•Has [FLASH BURST] (P71)  in Scene Mode been set?
•[ROTATE DISP.] (P137) is set to [ON].
•Is the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch set to [ (]? (P44)•Is there a picture on the built-in memory or the card?
> The pictures on the built-in memory...

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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 make of digital camera?
•Did you remove the battery immediately after picture-taking or did you take the picture using a 
battery with a low remaining charge?> Format the data to delete the pictures mentioned above.  (P30)
(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...