Panasonic Dmc F2 Operating Instructions Manual

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LCD monitor
The LCD monitor turns off although the camera is turned on.
• When the camera is not operated for a while, [POWER SAVE] is activated. (P26)[This does not happen when using the AC adaptor (optional).] If the remaining battery power is low, it may take longer for the flash to be charged, and the time during which the LCD monitor is turned off may become longer.
The LCD monitor darkens during use.
• This camera automatically charges for flash recording and may darken the...

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Flash
Flash is not activated.
•  Is the flash setting set to Forced OFF [o]?→   Change the flash setting. (P44)• Flash Mode is not available when [BURST] (P76) in [REC] menu has been set.
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Flash is not available depending on Scene Mode. (P46)
The flash is activated several times.
• The flash is activated twice when Red-eye Reduction (P45) has been set.•   Has [FLASH BURST] (P59) in Scene Mode been set?
Playback
The picture being played back is rotated and displayed in an...

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White round spots like soap bubbles appear on the recorded picture.
•  If you take a picture with the flash in a dark place or indoors, white round spots may appear on the picture caused by the flash reflecting of particles of dust in the air. This is not a malfunction. A characteristic of this is that the number of round spots and their position differ in every picture.
[THUMBNAIL IS DISPLAYED] appears on the screen.
• Is it a picture that has been recorded with other...

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TV, PC and printer
The picture does not appear on the television.
•  Is the camera connected to the TV correctly?→   Set the TV to Video Input Mode. (P105)
The display areas on the TV screen and the camera’s LCD monitor are different.
• Depending on the TV model, the pictures may be extended horizontally or vertically or they may be displayed with their edges cut off.
The motion pictures cannot be played back on a TV.
• Are you trying to play back the motion pictures by directly...

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An unreadable language was selected by mistake.
→  Press [MENU/SET], select the [SETUP] menu icon [e] and then select the [9] icon to set the desired language. (P27)
When the shutter button is pressed halfway, a red lamp turns on sometimes.
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  In dark places, the AF assist lamp (P78) lights red to make it easier to focus on a subject.
The AF assist lamp does not turn on.
•  Is [AF ASSIST LAMP] on the [REC] menu set to [ON]? (P78)•  The AF assist lamp does not turn on in...

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File numbers are not created in order.
•  Certain operations cause pictures to be saved in folders with different numbers. (P98)
The file numbers are recorded in ascending order.
• If the battery is inserted or removed without first turning the camera’s power off, the folder and file numbers for the pictures taken will not be stored in the memory. When the power is then turned back on and pictures are taken, they may be stored under file numbers which should have been assigned to...

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Number of Recordable Pictures and Available 
Recording Time
• The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time are an approximation. (These vary depending on the recording conditions and the type of card.)• The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time vary depending on the subjects.Number of recordable pictures
Picture size4:3 [10M](3648 × 2736  pixels)
4:3 [5M P](2560 × 1920  pixels)
4:3 [3M P](2048 × 1536  pixels)
Qualityh8h8h8
Built-in...

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Picture size3:2 [9M](3648 × 2432 pixels)3:2 [2.5M P](2048 × 1360 pixels)
Qualityh8h8
Built-in Memory(Approx. 50 MB)11223669
Card
32 MB6122040
64 MB13274383
128 MB275588165
256 MB54105170330
512 MB105210340650
1 GB2104306801310
2 GB44087013602560
4 GB870172026805020
6 GB1320262040707640
8 GB17703500545010230
12 GB26805290823015430
16 GB358070501098020590
32 GB7180141602202041300 

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Picture size16:9 [7.5M](3648 × 2056 pixels)16:9 [2M P](1920 × 1080 pixels)
Qualityh8h8
Built-in Memory(Approx. 50 MB)13264791
Card
32 MB7152753
64 MB153257105
128 MB3365115220
256 MB65125220430
512 MB125250450860
1 GB2505109001720
2 GB520102018003410
4 GB1030201035406700
6 GB15603050539010190
8 GB20904090722013640
12 GB316061701089020580
16 GB422082301453027450
32 GB8470165202915055070 

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Available recording time (In Motion Picture Mode)
Picture quality settingWVGAVGAQVGA
Built-in Memory (Approx. 50 MB)——1 min 37 s
Card
32 MB16 s17 s56 s
64 MB37 s39 s1 min 58 s
128 MB1 min 18 s1 min 22 s4 min
256 MB2 min 35 s2 min 40 s7 min 50 s
512 MB5 min 10 s5 min 20 s15 min 40 s
1 GB10 min 20 s10 min 50 s31 min 20 s
2 GB21 min 20 s22 min 10 s1 h 4 min
4 GB41 min 50 s43 min 40 s2 h 5 min
6 GB57 min1 h 6 min3 h 11 min
8 GB1 h 25 min1 h 28 min4 h 15 min
12 GB1 h 55 min2 h 14 min6 h...