Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Zs40 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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[Read Error] / [Write Error]     [Please check the card]
 ●Data read has failed. →  Check whether card has been insert ed correctly (→24).
 ●Data write has failed. →  Turn off the camera and remove the card. Reinsert the card and turn the camera on again. 
 ●Card may possibly be damaged. →  Try with a different card.
[Cannot record due to incompatible format(NTSC/PAL) data on this card.]
 ●Format the card after saving necessary data on a PC etc. (→74) →  Insert a...

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[Failed to connect wireless access point] / [Connection failed] / [No destination found]
 ●Check following regarding the wireless access point. →  The wireless ac cess point information set on this unit is wrong. Check the authentication type, 
encryption type, and encryption key. (→248)
 →  Power of the wireless access point is

 not turned on.
 →  Setting of the wireless access point i

s not supported by this unit.
 ●Check the network setting of the destination....

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[Unavailable. Please set Login settings on LUMIX CLUB web site.]
 ●Login to the “LUMIX CLUB” from your smartphone or PC, and set the login details of the destination 
WEB service.
[Both picture and video sharing service cannot be selected together]
 ●WEB services designed only for pictures, and WEB services designed only for motion pictures 
cannot be selected at the same time. Deselect one of the services.
[Cannot get IP address. Please set wireless AP’s IP address...

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Q&A  TroubleshootingVQT5E74
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 Try checking these items (→304 - 315) first.
If the problem persists,   Performing [Reset] in the [Setup] menu may resolve the issue  (→71). (Note that except 
for some items such as [Clock Set], all settings are returned to their values at the time 
of purchase.)
  Also, see the Panasonic support site for the latest support information.
http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/  
(This site is available in English only
.)
Battery, power
The charging lamp is...

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GPS
Cannot perform positioning. ●When [GPS Setting] is set to [OFF].  (→258) ●Depending on the recording environment, such as when indoors or near buildings, it may not be 
possible to correctly receive the signals from the GPS satellites.  (→257)
 →  When using the GPS, we recommen

d holding the camera still for a while with the GPS antenna 
facing upward in an outdoor location where you can see the entire sky .
The GPS status indicator lights up while the...

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Recording
Cannot record pictures. ●Built-in memory/card is full. →  Free space by deleting unwanted pic tures (→58).
Recorded pictures look white. ●Lens is dirty (fingerprints, etc.). →  Turn the camera on to extract lens barrel, and clean lens surface with a soft, dry cloth.
 ●Lens is foggy (→8).
Recorded pictures are too bright/too dark. ●Adjust the exposure  (→100). ●[Min. Shtr Speed] is set to fast speed. Check the setting (→148).
The lower right portion of...

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Recording (continued)
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.
 ●When recording subjects in extremely bright locations or recording under fluorescent lighting, LED 
lighting fixture, mercury...

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LCD monitor/Viewfinder
Pictures do not show on the LCD monitor. ●The camera is set for viewfinder display. →  Press [LVF] button and switch to LCD monitor display.
Brightness is unstable. ●Aperture value is set while shutter button is pressed halfway. (Does not affect recorded picture.)  
This symptom may also occur when the brightness changes because the zoom is operated or the 
camera is moved. This is the automatic aperture operation of the camera and is not...

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Playback
Pictures have been rotated. ●[Rotate Disp.] is activated. (→73)
Cannot view pictures. There are no recorded pictures. ●No pictures in built-in memory or card (pictures played from card if inserted, from built-in memory if 
not).
 ●Has the file name of the picture been changed on a computer? If so, it cannot be played back on the 
camera.
 ●During [Filtering Play], only pictures under the set filters are displayed.  →  Cancel filtering  (→160)....

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About the Wi-Fi function
It cannot connect to the wireless LAN. Radio waves get disconnected. ●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...