Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Zs45 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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•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 availab le space in the memory. (P40)
•You may not be able to record for a short while after turning t his unit on when using a large capacity 
card.
•The picture can become whitish if there is dirt, e.g. fingerpri nts on the lens.
> If the lens is dirty, turn on the camera, eject the lens barrel  and gently wipe the lens surface with...

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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.  (P93)
> Take pictures in bright places.
•Have you set [High Sens.] in Scene Mode, or [Burst Shooting] in  [Rec] menu to [ ] or [ ]?
If so, the resolution of the recorded picture decreases slightl y because of high sensitivity processing, 
but this is not a malfunction.
•When...

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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.  (P99)
•If the camera is moved too slowly, the camera assumes that came ra 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, try to trace a small half -circle parallel to the recording 
direction, taking about 4 seconds...

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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 t he 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 monitor may flicker for a few seconds after turning this un it on. This is an operation to correct 
flicker caused by lighting such as...

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•Is the flash setting set to [Œ]?
> Change the flash setting.  (P62)
•The flash cannot be used in the following cases:–When a setting other than [OFF] is selected for [Defocusing] in  Self Shot Mode
–When using Auto Bracket (P69)–Panorama Shot Mode (P73)–[Scenery]/[Night Scene ry]/[Handheld Night Shot]/[HDR]/[Sunset]/[ Starry Sky]/[Glass Through] 
(Scene Mode)  (P76)
–Creative Control Mode  (P82)–When recording in [Burst Shooting] (except for [ ])  (P101)
•The flash is activated twice when...

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•Is the clock in the camera set properly? (P22)•When pictures edited using a PC or pictures taken by other equi pment 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 pi cture of a subject with red 
color surrounded by a skin tone color, that red part may be cor rected to black by the Red-Eye 
Removal function.
> It is recommended to take a picture with the flash setting...

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(General tips for using a Wi-Fi connection)•Try [Reset Wi-Fi Settings] in the [Setup] menu.
•Use within the communication range of the device to be connected.•Is any device, such as microwave oven, cordless phone, etc., that uses 2.4 GHz frequency operated 
nearby?
> Radio waves may get interrupted when used simultaneously. Use t hem sufficiently away from the 
device.
•When the battery indicator is flashing red, the connection with  other equipment may not start or the 
connection may be...

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•From the Wi-Fi setting menu on the smartphone, turn off and then on the Wi-Fi function.
•When the firewall of the OS, security software, etc. is enabled, connecting to the PC may not be 
possible.
•Some OS versions, including Windows 8, use two types of account s: a local account and a Microsoft 
account.
> Be sure to use the user name and password for the local account .
•The default workgroup name is set to “WORKGROUP”. If you changed the workgroup name, the PC 
will not be recognized....

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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 pi ctures 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 ins erting the card in the card slot of the 
TV?
> Connect the camera to the TV with the AV  cable (optional), or w ith the HDMI micro cable, and 
then play back the motion pictures on the camera.  (P155)...

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•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 print er.)
•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 pi ctures, it may not always be possible 
to print it correctly.
> Please use a printer that supports panorama pictures.
(For details, refer to...