Panasonic Dmc Fs42 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 LCD monitor for efficient charge. The monitor may darken in the following cases;- Just after turning the camera ON- Just after setting to Recording Mode- When adjusting the zoom or pointing the camera toward dark side The LCD monitor lights up again to return to recording-ready condition after charging for flash.
The LCD monitor becomes darker or brighter for a moment.
•  This phenomenon appears when pressing 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 the camera is 
zoomed or moved. This is because of operation of the automatic aperture of the camera, and it is not a malfunction.
The LCD monitor flickers indoors.
•  The LCD monitor may flicker for a few seconds after turning the camera on indoors under fluorescent light. This is not a malfunction.
Black, red, blue and green dots appear on the LCD monitor.
•  This is not a malfunction. These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures.
Noise appears on the LCD monitor.
•  In dark places, noise may appear to maintain the brightness of the LCD monitor. This does not affect the pictures you are recording.
Uneven colors come on the LCD monitor.
•  If you press the LCD monitor with excessive force, uneven colors may appear on it. 
						

							
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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.
•  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 unexpected direction.
•  Use [ROTATE]. (P90)
The picture is not played back.
•  Is the recording/playback switch set to playback [5]? (P20)• 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.
The recorded pictures are not displayed.
• Has [FAVORITE PLAY] been set for playback?" Change to [NORMAL PLAY]. (P21)
The folder number and the file number are displayed as [—] and the screen turns black.
• Is this a non-standard picture, a picture which has been edited using a PC or a picture which was taken by another make of digital camera?• Did you remove the battery immediately after picture-taking or did you take the picture using the battery with a low remaining charge?" Format the card to delete the pictures mentioned above. (P27)  (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.
•  Is the clock in the camera set properly? (
P18)
•  When pictures edited using a PC or pictures taken by other equipment are searched, 
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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 equipment? In such cas\
es, these pictures may be displayed with a deteriorated picture quality.
A clicking sound is recorded in the motion pictures.
• This unit automatically adjusts the aperture during motion picture recording. At such times, a clicking sound is heard, and this sound may be recorded on the motion pictures. This is not a malfunction. 
						

							
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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 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 motion pictures on the camera. (P83, 105)
The picture size does not fit the TV screen.
•  Check the [TV ASPECT] setting on this unit. (P27)
The picture cannot be transferred when the camera is connected to a PC.
• Is the camera connected to the PC correctly?
•  Is the camera recognized by the PC correctly?
" Select [PC] when connecting. (P97)
The card is not recognized by the PC. (The built-in memory is recognized.)
" Disconnect the USB connection cable. Connect it again while the card is inserted in the camera.
The picture cannot be printed when the camera is connected to a printer.
• Is the camera connected to the printer correctly?
•  Pictures cannot be printed using a printer which does not support PictBridge.
" Select [PictBridge(PTP)] when connecting. (P100)
The ends of the pictures are cut at printing.
" 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 16:9 pictures can be printed. 
						

							
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Others
An unreadable language was selected by mistake.
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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.
•  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 bright places.
The camera becomes warm.
•  The surface of the camera may become warm during use. This does not affect the performance or quality of the camera.
The lens clicks.
•  When brightness has changed due to the zoom or the movement of the camera or other, the lens may click and the picture on the screen may be drastically changed: however, the pictures are not affected. The sound is caused by automatic adjustment of the aperture. It is not a malfunction.
The clock is reset.
•  If you do not use the camera for a long time, the clock setting may be reset."  
When the message [PLEASE SET THE CLOCK] appears, set the clock again. (P18) When you take a picture before setting the clock, [0:00  0. 0.  0] is recorded.
When pictures are taken using the zoom, they are slightly distorted and the areas around the subject contain colors which are not actually present.
• It is possible that the subject may be warped slightly or the borders get colored, depending on the zoom magnification, but this is not a malfunction.
Zooming stops instantaneously.
• When using the Extended Optical Zoom, the zooming action will stop temporarily near [W]. This is not a malfunction. 
						

							
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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 previous pictures.
[AGE] is not displayed correctly.
•  Check the clock (
P18) and birthday settings (P57, 58).
The lens barrel is retracted.
•  The lens barrel retracts about 15 seconds after switching from Recording Mode to Playback Mode.
If the camera is left for a while, [DEMO MODE] is suddenly started.
•  This is an auto demo to introduce this unit. Press any button to return to the previous 
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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 (1DMC-FS42, 2DMC-FS4)
Picture size4:3 [10M]1
(3648 × 2736 pixels)
4:3 [8M]2
(3264 × 2448 pixels)
4:3 [5MP](2560 × 1920 pixels)
4:3 [3MP](2048 × 1536 pixels)
Qualityh8h8h8h8
Built-in Memory(Approx. 50 MB)920122520403162
Card
32 MB51161411231836
64 MB1124143024483875
128 MB24493061509978150
256 MB48976112098190150290
512 MB97190120240195380300590
1 GB1953802404803907706001180
2 GB390770490970790153012202360
4 GB770152097019101560301024104640
6 GB11802320147029102380458036607050
8 GB15803100198038903180613049109440
12 GB238046802980588048109260740014240
16 GB3180625039807840641012350988019000
32 GB63901254079901573012870247801982038120
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Picture size3:2 [9M]1
(3648 × 2432 pixels)3:2 [7M]2
(3264 × 2176 pixels)3:2 [2.5M P](2048 × 1360 pixels)
Qualityh8h8h8
Built-in Memory(Approx. 50 MB)112213283669
Card
32 MB6127162040
64 MB132716334383
128 MB2755346988165
256 MB5410568135170330
512 MB105210135260340650
1 GB2104302705306801310
2 GB440870550107013602560
4 GB87017201080211026805020
6 GB132026201650321040707640
8 GB1770350022104300545010230
12 GB2680529033306490823015430
16 GB35807050445086601098020590
32 GB7180141608930173902202041300 
						

							
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Picture size16:9 [7.5M]1
(3648 × 2056 pixels)16:9 [6M]2
(3264 × 1840 pixels)16:9 [2M P](1920 × 1080 pixels)
Qualityh8h8h8
Built-in Memory(Approx. 50 MB)132616334791
Card
32 MB7159192753
64 MB1532194057105
128 MB33654181115220
256 MB6512580155220430
512 MB125250160310450860
1 GB2505103206309001720
2 GB5201020650127018003410
4 GB103020101280251035406700
6 GB1560305019503820539010190
8 GB2090409026105110722013640
12 GB31606170394077101089020580
16 GB422082305250102901453027450
32 GB84701652010540206502915055070 
						

							
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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 26 min
16 GB2 h 52 min2 h 59 min8 h 35 min
32 GB5 h 45 min5 h 59 min17 h 13 min
(DMC-FS42P/DMC-FS4P/DMC-FS42PC/DMC-FS4PC/DMC-FS42PU/DMC-FS4PU/DMC-FS42GC/DMC-FS4GC/DMC-FS42GJ/DMC-FS4GJ/DMC-FS42GN/DMC-FS4GN)
• The volume of motion picture is limited to 2 GB per recording session. The maximum 
available recording time for up to 2 GB only is displayed on the screen.(DMC-FS42PR/DMC-FS4PR/DMC-FS42EF/DMC-FS4EF/DMC-FS42EB/DMC-FS4EB)
• The volume of motion picture is limited to 15 minutes per recording session. The 
maximum available recording time for up to 15 minutes only is displayed on the screen.
 Note
•  The number of recordable pictures and the available recording time displayed on the 
LCD monitor may not decrease in order.
•  This unit does not support recording motion pictures on MultiMediaCards.
•  The Extended Optical Zoom does not work in [HIGH SENS.], [HI-SPEED BURST] and 
[FLASH BURST] mode so the picture size for [EZ] is not displayed.
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