Panasonic Dmc Fp8 Operating Instructions Manual

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[READ ERROR/WRITE ERROR
PLEASE CHECK THE CARD]
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It has failed to read or write data.> Remove the card after turning the power [OFF]. Insert the card again, turn the power on, 
and try to read or write the data again.
•The card may be broken.
> Insert a different card.
[MOTION RECORDING WAS CANCELLED DUE TO THE LIMITATION OF THE 
WRITING SPEED OF THE CARD]
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When you set the picture quality to [ ], [ ] or [ ], we recommend using a high-speed 
card with “10MB/s” or greater displayed on the...

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Troubleshooting
First, try out the following procedures (P152–160).
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The battery is not inserted correctly. (P14)•The battery is exhausted.
•Is [AUTO LCD OFF]  (P26) of the [ECONOMY] Mode active?
> Press the shutter button halfway to cancel these modes.
•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)
•Is the temperature of the battery excessively high...

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•Is the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch at the [!] setting?  (P30)•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.  (P45)
•The picture can become whitish if there is dirt e.g. fingerprints on the lens.
> When it is dirty, lightly wipe the surface of the lens with soft and dry cloth.
•Was this picture taken with the flash at the close range when the zoom was near [W] (1 k)?
> Zoom in a little,...

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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.  (P92)
> Set [COLOR MODE] to [NAT URAL].  (P101)
> 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 sensitivity processing, but this is not a...

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•The LCD monitor turns off and the keypad light blinks when [AUTO LCD OFF] (P26) is selected 
for the [ECONOMY] Mode.
[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.
•This phenomenon appears when you press the shutter button halfway to set the aperture value 
and does not affect the recorded pictures.
•This...

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•[ROTATE DISP.] (P120) is set to [ON].
•Is the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch set to [ (]? (P42)•Is there a picture on the built-in memory or the card?
> The pictures on the built-in memory appear when a card is not inserted. The picture data on 
the card appears when a card is inserted.
•Is this a picture whose file name has been changed in the PC? If it is, it cannot be played back 
by this unit.
•Has [CATEGORY PLAY] or [FAVORITE PLAY] been set for playback?
> Change to [NORMAL PLAY]....

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•When Digital Red-Eye Reduction ([], [], []) is in operation, if you take a picture 
of subject with red color surrounded by a skin tone color, that red part may be corrected to 
black by the Digital Red-Eye Reduction function. > It is recommend to take picture with flash mode set to [ ‡], [‰] or [ Œ], or 
[RED-EYE REMOVAL] on the [REC] Mode menu set to [OFF].  (P104)
•Is it a picture that has been recorded with other equipment? In such cases, these pictures may 
be displayed with a...

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•Is the camera connected to the TV correctly?> Set the TV input to External Input Mode.
•Output from the  [COMPONENT OUT] socket is not possible when it is connected to the PC or 
the printer.
> Connect it only to the TV.
•Depending on the TV model, the pictures may be extended horizontally or vertically or they 
may be displayed with their edges cut off.
•Are you trying to play back the motion pictures by directly inserting the card in the card slot of 
the TV?
> Connect the camera to the...

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>Press [MENU/SET], select the [SETUP] menu icon [ ] and then select the [ ~] icon to set 
the desired language.  (P29)
•In dark places, the AF assist lamp (P104)  lights red to make it easier to focus on a subject.
•Is [AF ASSIST LAMP] on the [REC] Mode menu set to [ON]?  (P104)•The AF assist lamp does not turn on in bright places.
•The surface of the camera may become warm during use. This does not affect the performance 
or quality of the camera.
•Below cases are not malfunctions, so you...

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•When using the extended optical zoom, the zooming action will stop temporarily. This is not a 
malfunction.
•Is the camera set to Macro Zoom Mode? (P55)
Maximum zoom during Macro Zoom Mode is 3k digital zoom.
•When you 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.  (P130)
•If the battery was inserted or removed without first turning the camera’s power off, the folder 
and file...