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The flash is activated twice when red-eye reduction (P42) has been set.
[ROTATE DISP.] (P95) is set to [ON].You can rotate pictures with the [ROTATE] function. (P95)
Is the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch set to [(]? (P36)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 [CALENDAR], [CATEGORY PLAY] or [FAVORITE PLAY] been set for playback?
>Change to [NORMAL PLAY]. (P36)
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 a 
battery with a low remaining charge?
>Format the data to delete the pictures mentioned above. (P26)
(Other pictures will be deleted as well and it will not be possible to restore them. Therefore, 
check well before formatting.)
Is the clock in the camera set properly? (P18)When pictures edited using a PC or pictures taken by other equipment are searched, they may 
be displayed on dates differing from the actual dates on which the pictures were taken.
Is it a picture that has been recorded with other equipment? In such cases, these pictures may 
be displayed with a deteriorated picture quality.
The flash is activated 2 times.
Playback
The picture being played back is rotated and displayed in an unexpected 
direction.
The picture is not played back.
The recorded pictures are not displayed.
The folder number and the file number are displayed as [—] and the screen turns 
black.
With a calendar search, pictures are 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 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.
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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.
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 extra 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 (supplied), or with the component cable 
(DMW-HDC2; optional), and then play back the motion pictures on the camera. (P106, 107)
>Check [TV ASPECT] setting. (P26)
Is the camera connected to the PC correctly?Is the camera recognized by the PC correctly?
>Set to [PC] in [USB MODE]. (P25, 100)
>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]. (P25, 102)
>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.
>Press [MENU/SET], select the [SETUP] menu icon [ ] and then select the [~] icon to set 
the desired language. (P27)
A clicking sound is recorded in the motion pictures.
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.
Others
An unreadable language was selected by mistake.
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In dark places, the AF assist lamp (P76) lights red to make it easier to focus on a subject.
Is [AF ASSIST LAMP] on the [REC] mode menu set to [ON]? (P76)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. (P18) When 
you take a picture before setting the clock, [0:00 0. 0. 0] is recorded.
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.
When using the extended optical zoom, the zooming action will stop temporarily near [W]. This 
is not a malfunction.
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. (P101)
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 (P57).
The lens barrel retracts about 15 seconds after switching from [REC] mode to [PLAYBACK] 
mode.
>Perform the calibration (P27).
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.
Zooming stops instantaneously.
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.
A different thing gets selected from what you touched.
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OthersNumber 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 
Aspect ratioX
Picture size (10M):
(3648k2736) (7M ):
(3072k2304) (5M ):
(2560k1920) (3M ):
(2048k1536)
QualityA › A › A › A › 
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 50 MB)9 20142820403262
Card
16MB2537510816
32 MB 5 11 7 16 11 23 18 36
64 MB 11 24 16 34 24 48 38 75
128MB24493569509978150
256 MB 48 97 68 135 98 190 150 290
512 MB 97 190 135 270 195 380 300 590
1 GB 195 380 270 540 390 770 600 1180
2 GB 390 770 550 1090 790 1530 1220 2360
4 GB 770 1520 1090 2150 1560 3010 2410 4640
8 GB 1580 3100 2230 4380 3180 6130 4910 9440
16 GB 3180 6250 4490 8820 6410 12350 9880 19000
Aspect ratioX 
Picture size (2M ):
(1600k1200) (0.3M ):
(640k480)
QualityA › A › 
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 50 MB)51 97 240 400
Card
16 MB 13 26 68 110
32 MB 29 56 145 230
64 MB 61 115 290 480
128 MB 125 230 600 970
256 MB 240 460 1170 1900
512 MB 480 910 2320 3770
1 GB 970 1830 4640 7550
2 GB 1920 3610 8780 12290
4 GB 3770 7090 17240 24130
8 GB 7670 14440 35080 49120
16 GB 15440 29070 70590 98840
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Aspect ratioY 
Picture size (9M):
(3648k2432) (6M ):
(3072k2048) (4.5M ):
(2560k1712) (2.5M ):
(2048k1360)
QualityA › A › A › A › Built-in Memory
(Approx. 50 MB)11 22 15 32 22 45 36 69
Card
16MB253851291832 MB 6 12 8 18 13 26 20 4064 MB 13 27 19 38 27 54 43 83128 MB 27 55 39 78 56 110 88 165256 MB 54 105 77 150 110 210 170 330512 MB 105 210 150 300 210 430 340 6501 GB 210 430 300 600 440 860 680 13102 GB 440 870 620 1220 890 1700 1360 25604 GB 870 1720 1230 2410 1740 3350 2680 50208 GB 1770 3500 2500 4910 3550 6820 5450 1023016 GB 3580 7050 5040 9880 7160 13720 10980 20590
Aspect ratioW 
Picture size (7.5M):
(3648k2056) (5.5M ):
(3072k1728) (3.5M ):
(2560k1440) (2M ):
(1920k1080)
QualityA › A › A › A › Built-in Memory
(Approx. 50 MB)13 26 18 37 27 53 47 92
Card
16MB3 6 4 10 7 14122532MB7 1510211530275364 MB 15 32 22 45 32 63 57 105128 MB 33 65 46 92 66 125 115 220256 MB 65 125 91 180 130 250 220 430512 MB 125 250 180 350 250 500 450 8601 GB 250 510 360 710 520 1000 900 17202 GB 520 1020 730 1420 1040 1980 1800 34104 GB 1030 2010 1450 2800 2040 3890 3540 67008 GB 2090 4090 2950 5710 4160 7920 7220 1364016 GB 4220 8230 5950 11490 8370 15940 14530 27450
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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.
 This unit does not support recording motion pictures on MultiMediaCards.
 The extended optical zoom does not work in [HIGH SENS.] or [HI-SPEED BURST] in scene 
mode so the picture size for [ ] is not displayed.
Aspect ratioX W 
Picture quality setting÷ ö ù ø ý ü ÿ þ 
Built-in Memory
(Approx. 50 MB)jj1min 
43 s5minjjjj
 Card
16 MB 6 s 26 s 26 s1min 
22 s0s 4s 5s 22s
32 MB 17 s 58 s 59 s2min 
55 s4s 12s 14s 50s
64 MB 39 s 2 min 2 min 6 min 13 s 29 s 33 s1min 
45 s
128 MB1min 
23 s4min 
10 s4min 
10 s12 min 
20 s29 s1min 
1s1min 
11 s3min 
35 s
256 MB2min 
45 s8min 
10 s8min 
10 s24 min 1 min 2 min2min 
20 s7min
512 MB5min 
30 s16 min 
20 s16 min 
20 s47 min 
50 s2min 4min 4min 
40 s14 min
1GB 11min32 min 
50 s32 min 
50 s1h 
35 min 4min8min 
10 s9min 
20 s28 min 
10 s
2GB22 min 
30 s1h 
7min1h 
7min3h 
15 min8min 
20 s16 min 
50 s19 min 
20 s57 min 
30 s
4GB44 min 
20 s2h 
11 min 2h 
11 min 6h 
22 min 16 min 
40 s33 min 
20 s38 min 1h 
53 min 
8GB1h 
30 min4h 
28 min 4h 
28 min 12 h 
59 min 33 min 
50 s1h 
7min 1h 
17 min 3h 
50 min 
16 GB3h 
1min 8h 
59 min 8h 
59 min 26 h 
8min 1h 
8min 2h 
16 min 2h 
36 min 7h 
43 min 
¢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.
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Specifications
Digital Camera:Information for your safety
Power Source:DC 5.1 V
Power Consumption:1.6 W (When recording)
0.8 W (When playing back)
Camera effective pixels:10,100,000 pixels
Image sensor:1/2.33q CCD, total pixel number 10,700,000 pixels, Primary color 
filter
Lens:Optical 5kzoom, fl4.4 mm to 22 mm (35 mm film camera 
equivalent: 25 mm to 125 mm)/F2.8 to F5.9
Digital zoom:Max. 4k
Extended optical zoom:Max. 8.9k
Focus:Normal, Macro, Touch  AF/AE, Face detection, 9-area-focusing, 
3-area-focusing (High speed), 1-area-focusing (High speed), 
1-area-focusing, Spot-focusing, Touched area (during Touch 
AF/AE )
Focus range:
Normal: 50 cm (Wide) (1.64 feet)/1 m (3.28 feet) (Tele) to ¶ 
(infinity)
Macro/Intelligent auto:
5 cm (0.17 feet) (Wide)/1 m (3.28 feet) (Tele) to ¶ (infinity)
Scene mode: There may be differences in the above settings.
Shutter system:
Electronic shutteriMechanical shutterMotion picture 
recording:When the aspect ratio setting is [X]
640k480 pixels (30 frames/second, 10 frames/second, only 
when using a Card)
320k240 pixels (30 frames/second, 10 frame/second)
When the aspect ratio setting is [W]
848k480 pixels (30 frames/second, 10 frames/second, only 
when using a Card)
1280k720 pixels (30 frames/second, 15 frames/second, only 
when using a Card)
With audio
Burst recording
Burst speed:
2.5 pictures/second (Normal), Approx. 2 pictures/second 
(Unlimited)
Number of recordable 
pictures:Max. 5 pictures (Standard), max. 3 pictures (Fine), Depends on 
the remaining capacity of the built-in memory or the card 
(Unlimited).
(Performance in burst recording is only with SD Memory Card/
SDHC Memory Card. MultiMediaCard performance will be 
less.)
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Hi-speed burst
Burst speed:Approx. 6 pictures/second
(2M (4:3), 2.5M (3:2) or 2M (16:9) is selected as the picture 
size.)
Number of recordable 
pictures:When using the built-in memory:
Approx. 20 pictures (immediately after formatting)
When using a Card: Max. 100 pictures (differs depending on 
the type of Card and the recording conditions)
ISO sensitivity:AUTO/100/200/400/800/1600
[HIGH SENS.] mode: 1600 to 6400
Shutter speed:60 seconds to 1/2000th of a second
[STARRY SKY] mode: 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds
White balance:Auto white balance/Daylight/Cloudy/Shade/Halogen/White set
Exposure (AE):
Program AE (P)/Aperture-priority AE (A)/Shutter-priority AE (S)/
Manual exposure (M)
Exposure compensation (1/3 EV Step, j2EV to i2EV)
Metering mode:Multiple/Center weighted/Spot
LCD monitor:3.0q low-temperature polycrystalline TFT LCD
(Approx. 230,000 dots) (field of view ratio about 100%)
Flash:Flash range: [ISO AUTO]
Approx. 60 cm (1.97 feet) to 6.0 m (19.7 feet) (Wide)
AUTO, AUTO/Red-eye reduction, Forced flash ON (Forced ON/
Red-eye reduction), Slow sync./Red-eye reduction, Forced 
flash OFF 
Microphone:Monaural
Speaker:Monaural
Recording media:Built-in Memory (Approx. 50 MB)/SD Memory Card/SDHC 
Memory Card/MultiMediaCard (Still pictures only)
Picture size
Still picture:When the aspect ratio setting is [X]
3648k2736 pixels, 3072k2304 pixels, 2560k1920 pixels, 
2048k1536 pixels, 1600k1200 pixels, 640k480 pixels
When the aspect ratio setting is [Y]
3648k2432 pixels, 3072k2048 pixels, 2560k1712 pixels, 
2048k1360 pixels
When the aspect ratio setting is [W]
3648k2056 pixels, 3072k1728 pixels, 2560k1440 pixels, 
1920k1080 pixels
Motion pictures:When the aspect ratio setting is [X]
640k480 pixels (Only when using a Card), 320k240 pixels
When the aspect ratio setting is [W]
1280k720 pixels (Only when using a Card)
848k480 pixels (Only when using a Card)
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Quality:Fine/Standard
Recording file format
Still Picture:JPEG (based on “Design rule for Camera File system”, based 
on “Exif 2.21” standard)/DPOF corresponding
Pictures with audio:JPEG (based on “Design rule for Camera File system”, based 
on “Exif 2.21” standard)r“QuickTime” (pictures with audio)
Motion pictures:“QuickTime Motion JPEG” (motion pictures with audio)
Interface
Digital:“USB 2.0” (High Speed)
Analog video/audio:NTSC/PAL Composite (Switched by menu), Component
Audio line output (monaural)
Terminal
[COMPONENT OUT]:Dedicated jack (10 pin)
[AV OUT/DIGITAL]:Dedicated jack (8 pin)
[DC IN]:Dedicated jack (2 pin)
Dimensions:Approx. 94.9 mm (W)k57.1 mm (H)k22.9 mm (D) 
[3 3/4q (W)k21/4q(H)k29/32q (D)] (excluding the projecting 
parts)
Mass (weight):Approx. 155g/5.47 oz (excluding card and battery)
Approx. 175g/6.17 oz (with card and battery)
Operating temperature:
0oC to 40oC (32oF to 104oF)Operating humidity:10% to 80%
Battery Charger
(Panasonic DE-A39B):Information for your safety
Input:110 V to 240 V 50/60 Hz, 0.2 A
Output:CHARGE 4.2 V 0.8 A
Equipment mobility:Movable
Battery Pack 
(lithium-ion)
(Panasonic 
DMW-BCE10PP):Information for your safety
Voltage/capacity:3.6 V, 1000 mAh
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Digital Camera Accessory System
 Refer to P15 for information about the battery charging time and the number of recordable 
pictures.
 NOTE: Accessories and/or model numbers may vary between countries. Consult your local 
dealer.
Accessory# Description
Figure 
DMW-AC5PP AC Adaptor
DMW-CHTZ3PP Semi Hard Case DMW-BCE10PP Battery Pack
RP-SDV16GU1K
RP-SDV08GU1K
RP-SDM04GU1K
RP-SDV04GU1K
RP-SDM02GU1A
RP-SDV02GU1A
RP-SDR01GU1A
RP-SDV01GU1A16 GB SDHC Memory Card
8 GB SDHC Memory Card
4 GB SDHC Memory Card
4 GB SDHC Memory Card
2 GB SD Memory Card
2 GB SD Memory Card
1 GB SD Memory Card
1 GB SD Memory Card
Component Cable DMW-HDC2
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