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The folder number and the file number are displayed as [—] and the screen turns 
black.
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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 camera?
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Did y
 ou remove the battery immediately after picture-taking or did you take the picture 
using a battery with a low remaining charge?
 p F

ormat the data to delete the pictures mentioned above. (P45)
(Other pictures will be deleted as well and it will not be possible to restore them. 
Therefore, check well before formatting.)
With a Calendar Search, pictures are displayed on dates differing from the actual 
dates on which the pictures were taken.
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Is the cloc
 k in the camera set properly? (P18)
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When pictures edited using a PC or pictures tak
 en by other equipment are searched, 
they may be displayed on dates differing from the actual dates on which the pictures 
were taken.
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 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.
Red part of the recorded image has changed color to black.
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While the Digital Red-Ey
 e Correction is used with a flash setting of the Red-Eye 
Reduction ([y], [u], [i]), if you take a picture of a subject with red color 
surrounded by skin tone color, the red part may be corrected to black by the Digital Red-
Eye Correction function.
 p It is recommended to tak

e the picture with Flash Mode set to [q], [t], or [o], or 
[Red-Eye Removal] on the [Rec] Mode menu set to [OFF]. (P85)
[Thumbnail is displayed] appears on the screen.
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Is it a picture that has been recorded with other equipment? In such cases , these 
pictures ma

y be displayed with a deteriorated picture quality.
The operation sound of the camera is recorded in motion pictures.
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The oper
 ation sound may be recorded because this camera automatically adjusts the 
aperture during motion picture recording. This is not a malfunction. 
						

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TV, PC and printer
The picture does not appear on the television.
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Is the camer
 a connected to the TV correctly?
 pSet the 

TV input to External Input Mode.
The display areas on the TV screen and the camera’s LCD Monitor are different.
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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.
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Are y
 ou trying to play back the motion pictures by directly inserting the card in the card 
slot of the TV?
 p Connect the camer

a to the TV with the AV cable and then play back the pictures on 
the camera. (P105)
The picture is not displayed fully on the TV.
 p Chec

k [TV Aspect] setting. (P44)
The picture cannot be transferred when the camera is connected to a PC.
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Is the camer
 a connected to the PC correctly?
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Is the camer
 a recognized by the PC correctly?
 pSet to [PC] in [USB Mode].

 (P107)
The card is not recognized by the PC. (The built-in memory is recognized.)
 pDisconnect the USB connection cab

le. Connect it again while the card is inserted in 
the camera.
The SDXC Memory Card is not recognized by the PC.
 p Chec

k if your computer supports SDXC Memory Cards. 
http://panasonic.net/avc/sdcard/information/SDXC.html
 p Do not f

ormat the card if you see the message prompting you to do so when 
connecting the camera to the PC.
 p If the [Access] on the LCD Monitor does not disappear

, turn the camera off, and then 
disconnect the USB connection cable.
Uploading to the YouTube or Facebook is failed.
 p Chec

k if your log-in information (log-in ID, user name, email address and password) 
is correct.
 p Connect PC to the inter

net.
 pChec

k if the resident software such as Antivirus Software or Firewall, etc. is blocking 
for accessing to YouTube or Facebook.
 p Also

, check the sites of YouTube or Facebook. 
						

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The picture cannot be printed when the camera is connected to a printer.
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Pictures cannot be pr
 inted using a printer which does not support PictBridge.
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Set to [PictBr
 idge(PTP)] in [USB Mode]. (P111)
The ends of the pictures are cut at printing.
 pWhen using a pr

inter with a cropping or borderless printing function, cancel this 
function before printing. (For details, refer to the operating instructions for the printer.)
 p When y

ou order photo studios to print pictures, ask the photo studio if the 16:9 
pictures can be printed.
Others
Camera rattles if shaken.
 p This sound is made b

y the lens movement and is not a fault.
An unreadable language was selected by mistake.
 pT

ouch the [Setup] menu icon [e] and then select the [9] icon to set the desired 
language. (P46)
A red lamp sometimes turns on when the shutter button is pressed halfway.
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In 
 dark places, the AF Assist Lamp  (P85) lights red to make it easier to focus on a subject.
The AF Assist Lamp does not turn on.
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Is [AF Assist Lamp] on the [Rec] Mode men
 u set to [ON]? (P85)
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The AF Assist Lamp does not tur
 n on in bright places.
The camera becomes warm.
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The surf
 ace of the camera may become warm during use. This does not affect the 
performance or quality of the camera.
The lens clicks.
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When the br
 ightness changes due to zoom or camera movement etc., the lens may 
click and the picture on the screen may drastically change. However, the picture is not 
affected. The sound is caused by the automatic adjustment of the aperture. This is not a 
malfunction.
The clock is reset.
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If y
 ou do not use the camera for a long time, the clock may be reset.
 pWhen the message [Please set the cloc

k] appears, set the clock again. (P18) 
						

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When pictures are taken using the zoom, they are slightly distorted and the areas 
around the subject contain colors which are not actually present.
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It is possib
 le that the subject may be warped slightly, or the borders get colored, 
depending on the zoom magnification, due to the characteristics of the lens, but this is 
not a malfunction.
Zooming stops instantaneously.
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When using the Extended Optical Zoom or Intelligent Zoom, the z
 ooming action will 
stop temporarily. This is not a malfunction.
Zoom does not go up to maximum magnification.
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Is the camer
 a set to Macro Zoom Mode? (P56)
Maximum zoom during Macro Zoom Mode is 3× digital zoom.
The file numbers are not recorded consecutively.
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When y
 ou perform an operation after taking a certain action, the pictures may be 
recorded in folders with different numbers from the ones used prior to the operation. 
File numbers have jumped backwards.
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If the batter
 y was 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 previous pictures.
A different thing gets selected from what you touched.
 p P

erform the calibration. (P46)
When the camera is left alone, the slide show is suddenly displayed.
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This is the [A
 uto Demo] to introduce the features of the camera. 
						

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• 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.)
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The n
 umber of recordable pictures and the available recording time varies depending on 
the subjects.
„„ Number of recordable pictures
• When the n umber of recordable pictures exceeds 99999, it 
is displayed as “+99999” on the screen.
Picture size Built-in Memory
(Approx. 70 MB) Card
2 GB 4 GB 16 GB
16 M (4:3) (DMC-FP7) 11300 600 2450
14 M (4:3) (DMC-FP5) 13330 670 2740
5 M (4:3) 26650 1300 5300
0.3 M (4:3) 41010050 19940 81340
Number of Recordable Pictures and Available 
Recording Time 
						

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„„Available recording time (when recording motion pictures)
Recording quality
setting Built-in Memory
(Approx. 70 MB) Card
2 GB 4 GB 16 GB
a –
10 min 10 s 20 min 30 s 1 h 23 min
x –
21 min 40 s 43 min 10 s 2 h 56 min
y 2 min 30 s 1 h 2 min 2 h 4 min 8 h 28 min
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Motion pictures can be recorded contin
 uously up to 2 GB. 
The maximum available recording time for up to 2 GB only is displayed on the screen.
 Note
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 The n umber of recordable pictures and the available recording time displayed on the 
screen may not decrease in order.
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When the setting of w
 eb upload is set, the number of recordable pictures and the 
available time may be decreased. 
						

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• SDXC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC.
•  Quic kTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks or registered 
trademarks of Apple Inc., used under license therefrom.
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Y
 ouTube is a trademark of Google Inc.
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This product uses 
 “DynaFont” from DynaComware Corporation. 
DynaFont is a registered trademark of DynaComware Taiwan Inc.
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Other names
 , company names, and product names printed in these 
instructions are trademarks or registered trademarks of the companies 
concerned.