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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 pictures 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 inserting the card in the card slot of 
the TV?
>Connect the camera to the TV with the AV cable and then play back the pictures on the 
camera. (P123)
>Check [TV ASPECT] setting. (P28)
• Is the camera connected to the PC correctly?
• Is the camera recognized by the PC correctly?
>Set to [PC] in [USB MODE]. (P28, 11 4 )
>Disconnect the USB connection cable. Connect it again while the card is inserted in the 
camera.
• Pictures cannot be printed using a printer which does not support PictBridge.
>Set to [PictBridge(PTP)] in [USB MODE]. (P28, 117 )
>When using a printer with a trimming or borderless printing function, cancel this function 
before printing. (For details, refer to the operating instructions for the printer.)
>When you order photo studios to print pictures, ask the photo studio if the pictures can be 
printed with both ends.
TV, PC and printer
The picture does not appear on the television.
The display areas on the TV screen and the camera’s LCD monitor are different.
The motion pictures cannot be played back on a TV.
The picture is not displayed fully on the TV.
The picture cannot be transferred when the camera is connected to a PC.
The card is not recognized by the PC. (The built-in memory is recognized.)
The picture cannot be printed when the camera is connected to a printer.
The ends of the pictures are cut at printing. 
						

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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 (P93) lights red to make it easier to focus on a subject.
• Is [AF ASSIST LAMP] on the [REC] mode menu set to [ON]? (P93)
• 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.
• When the brightness 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.
• If you do not use the camera for a long time, the clock may be reset.
>When the message [PLEASE SET THE CLOCK] appears, set the clock again. When you 
take a picture before setting the clock, [AM12:00 0. 0. 0] is recorded. (P18)
• At some magnification levels, the pictures taken are slightly distorted or the outlines and other 
areas in the pictures taken are colored, but this is not a malfunction.
Others
An unreadable language was selected by mistake.
A red lamp sometimes turns on when the shutter button is pressed halfway.
The AF assist lamp does not turn on.
The camera becomes warm.
The lens clicks.
The clock is reset.
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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• When using the extended optical zoom, the zooming action will stop temporarily near [W]. This 
is not a malfunction.
• Is the camera set to Macro zoom mode? (P53)
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. (P116)
• If the battery 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.
• Check the clock (P18) and birthday settings (P65).
• The lens barrel retracts about 15 seconds after switching from [REC] mode to [PLAYBACK] 
mode.
• This is the [AUTO DEMO] which introduces the features of the camera. Press a button to return 
the camera to the original screen.
Zooming stops instantaneously.
Zoom does not go up to maximum magnification.
The file numbers are not recorded consecutively. 
The file numbers are recorded in ascending order.
[AGE] is not displayed correctly.
The lens barrel is retracted.
When the camera is left alone, the slide show is suddenly displayed. 
						

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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 varies depending on the 
subjects.
∫Number of recordable pictures (¢1: DMC-FS12, ¢2: DMC-FS62)
Aspect ratioX
Picture size¢1¢2 ()¢1 ()¢2
QualityA › A › A › A › 
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 50 MB)7 16 9 19 12 25 13 28
Card
32 MB49511614716
64 MB9 2011 2414301634
128 MB20 41 24 49 30 61 35 69
256 MB40 81 48 97 61 120 68 135
512 MB80 160 97 190 120 240 135 270
1GB160 320 195 380 240 480 270 540
2GB320 650 390 770 490 970 550 1090
4GB640 1280 770 1520 970 1910 1090 2150
6GB980 1950 1180 2320 1470 2910 1660 3270
8GB1310 2610 1580 3100 1980 3890 2230 4380
12 GB1990 3940 2380 4680 2980 5880 3360 6610
16 GB2650 5250 3180 6250 3980 7840 4490 8820
32 GB5320 10540 6390 12540 7990 15730 9010 17700 
						

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Aspect ratioX 
Picture size () () () ()
QualityA › A › A › A › 
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 50 MB)20 40 31 62 51 96 240 400
Card
32 MB11 23 18 36 29 56 145 230
64 MB24 48 38 75 61 115 290 480
128 MB50 99 78 150 125 230 600 970
256 MB98 190 150 290 240 460 1170 1900
512 MB195 380 300 590 480 910 2320 3770
1GB390 770 600 1180 970 1830 4640 7550
2GB790 1530 1220 2360 1920 3610 8780 12290
4GB1560 3010 2410 4640 3770 7090 17240 24130
6GB2380 4580 3660 7050 5730 10790 26210 36700
8GB3180 6130 4910 9440 7670 14440 35080 49120
12 GB4810 9260 7400 14240 11570 21790 52920 74090
16 GB6410 12350 9880 19000 15440 29070 70590 98840
32 GB12870 24780 19820 38120 30970 58310 141620 198270
Aspect ratioY 
Picture size¢1¢2 ()¢1 ()¢2
QualityA › A › A › A › 
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 50 MB)9 18102213271531
Card
32 MB410612716818
64 MB10 22 13 27 16 33 19 38
128 MB22 46 27 55 34 69 39 78
256 MB45 91 54 105 68 135 77 150
512 MB90 180 105 210 135 260 150 300
1GB180 360 210 430 270 530 300 600
2GB360 730 440 870 550 1070 620 1220
4GB720 1430 870 1720 1080 2110 1230 2410
6GB1100 2180 1320 2620 1650 3210 1870 3660
8GB1470 2920 1770 3500 2210 4300 2500 4910
12 GB2230 4400 2680 5290 3330 6490 3770 7400
16 GB2970 5880 3580 7050 4450 8660 5040 9880
32 GB5970 11800 7180 14160 8930 17390 10110 19820 
						

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Aspect ratioY W 
Picture size () ()¢1¢2
QualityA › A › A › A › 
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 50 MB)22 45 35 69 10 22 13 26
Card
32 MB13 26 20 40 6 12 7 15
64 MB27 54 43 83 13 26 15 32
128 MB56 110 88 165 27 54 33 65
256 MB110 210 170 330 54 105 65 125
512 MB210 430 340 650 105 210 125 250
1GB440 860 680 1310 210 420 250 510
2GB890 1700 1360 2560 430 860 520 1020
4GB1740 3350 2680 5020 860 1690 1030 2010
6GB2650 5090 4070 7640 1310 2580 1560 3050
8GB3550 6820 5450 10230 1750 3450 2090 4090
12 GB5360 10290 8230 15430 2640 5210 3160 6170
16 GB7160 13720 10980 20590 3520 6950 4220 8230
32 GB14360 27530 22020 41300 7080 13960 8470 16520
Aspect ratioW 
Picture size ()¢1 ()¢2 () ()
QualityA › A › A › A › 
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 50 MB)16 33 18 37 27 52 47 91
Card
32 MB9 19102115302753
64 MB19 40 22 45 32 63 57 105
128 MB41 81 46 92 66 125 115 220
256 MB80 155 91 180 130 250 220 430
512 MB160 310 180 350 250 500 450 860
1GB320 630 360 710 520 1000 900 1720
2GB650 1270 730 1420 1040 1980 1800 3410
4GB1280 2510 1450 2800 2040 3890 3540 6700
6GB1950 3820 2210 4260 3100 5910 5390 10190
8GB2610 5110 2950 5710 4160 7920 7220 13640
12 GB3940 7710 4460 8610 6270 11950 10890 20580
16 GB5250 10290 5950 11490 8370 15940 14530 27450
32 GB10540 20650 11940 23050 16800 31970 29150 55070 
						

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∫Available recording time (when recording motion pictures)
Note
• The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time displayed on the screen 
may not decrease in order.
• The extended optical zoom does not work when [MACRO ZOOM] is set or in [TRANSFORM], 
[HIGH SENS.], [HI-SPEED BURST], [FLASH BURST], [FILM GRAIN] and [PHOTO FRAME] in 
Scene mode so the picture size for [ ] is not displayed.
Recording quality setting
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 50 MB)jj1min 37s
 Card
32 MB16 s 17 s 56 s
64 MB37 s 39 s 1 min 58 s
128 MB1 min 18 s 1 min 22 s 4 min
256 MB2 min 35 s 2 min 40 s 7 min 50 s
512 MB5 min 10 s 5 min 20 s 15 min 40 s
1GB10 min 20 s 10 min 50 s 31 min 20 s
2GB21 min 20 s 22 min 10 s 1 h 4 min
4GB41 min 50 s 43 min 40 s 2 h 5 min 
6GB57 min 1 h 6 min  3 h 11 min 
8GB1 h 25 min  1 h 28 min  4 h 15 min 
12 GB1 h 55 min  2 h 14 min  6 h 26 min 
16 GB2 h 52 min  2 h 59 min  8 h 35 min 
32 GB5 h 45 min  5 h 59 min  17 h 13 min 
(DMC-FS12P/DMC-FS12PC/DMC-FS12PU/DMC-FS12EE/DMC-FS12GC/
DMC-FS12GN)
(DMC-FS62EE/DMC-FS62GC/DMC-FS62GN)
¢Motion pictures can be recorded continuously up to 2 GB.
The maximum available recording time for up to 2 GB only is displayed on the screen.
(DMC-FS12EG/DMC-FS12EP/DMC-FS12PR/DMC-FS12EB)
(DMC-FS62EG/DMC-FS62EP/DMC-FS62EF/DMC-FS62EB)
¢Motion pictures can be recorded continuously for up to 15 minutes. Also, continuous 
recording exceeding 2 GB is not possible.
Remaining time for continuous recording is displayed on the screen.  
						

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