Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Ts3 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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Message Display
Confirmation messages or error messages will be displayed on the screen in some cases.
The major messages are described below as examples.
[GPS feature is not available in this region.]
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The GPS may not operate in China or close to the Chinese border in neighbouring countries. 
(As of December 2010)
[This picture is protected]
>Delete the picture after canceling the protect setting.  (P136)
[Some pictures cannot be deleted]/[This picture cannot be deleted]
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Pictures not...

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[Memory card error. 
This card cannot be used in this camera. 
Format this card?]
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It is a format that cannot be used with this unit.> Insert a different card.
> Format the card again with the camera after saving necessary data on a PC etc.  (P53) 
Data will be deleted.
[Please turn camera off and then on again]/[System Error]
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This message will be displayed when  the lens did not operate properly.
> Turn the camera off and on. If the message persists, contact the dealer or your nearest...

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[Cannot record due to incompatible format(NTSC/PAL) data on this card.]
>If you want to delete some pictures, format the card after saving necessary data on a PC 
etc.  (P53)
> Insert a different card.
[A folder cannot be created]
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A folder cannot be created because there are no remaining folder numbers that can be used.
> Format the card after saving necessary data on a PC etc.  (P53) If you execute [No.Reset] 
in the [Setup] menu after formatting, the folder number is reset to 100....

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Troubleshooting
First, try out the following procedures (P174–185).
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The battery is exhausted. Charge the battery.•If you leave the camera on,  the battery will be exhausted.
> Turn the camera off frequently by using the [Economy] Mode etc.  (P49)
•If you connect to a TV compatible with VIERA Link with an HDMI micro cable (optional) and 
turn off the power on the TV with the remote control for the TV, the power on this unit also turns 
off.
> If you are not using VIERA Link, set [VIERA...

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•[GPS Setting] is set to [OFF]. (P84)•Radio waves from GPS satellites may not be received depending on the recording 
environment, such as indoors or close to a building.  (P83)
> It is recommended to use by holding the camera still for a while at an outdoor location clear 
to the sky, with the antenna pointed upward.
•[GPS Setting] is set to [ON].
> Set [GPS Setting] to [OFF] or [ ] when you turn the power off onboard an airplane or 
inside a hospital etc.
•It may take a few minutes the...

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•Is the mode set to Recording Mode? (P29)•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.  (P42)
•You may not be able to record for a short while after turning the power on when using a large 
capacity card.
•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.
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>The shutter speed becomes slower when pictures are taken in dark places so hold the 
camera firmly with both hands to take the pictures.  (P31)
> When taking pictures at a slow shutter speed, use the Self-timer.  (P62)
•Is there any memory remaining on the built-in memory or the card?
•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...

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•Use a card with SD Speed Class with “Class 4” or higher when recording motion pictures in 
[AVCHD]. 
Also, use a card with SD Speed Class with “Class 6” or higher when recording motion pictures 
in [Motion JPEG].
•Depending on the type of the card, recording may stop in the middle.> If Motion Picture Recording stops during use of a card of at least “Class 4” or if you use a 
card that has been formatted on a PC or other equipment, the data-writing speed is lower. 
In such cases, we...

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•This phenomenon appears when you press 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 
when the camera is moved. This is because of operation of the automatic aperture of the 
camera, and it is not a malfunction.
•The LCD monitor may flicker for a few seconds after turning the camera on indoors under 
fluorescent light. This is not a malfunction.
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•Is the flash setting set to [Œ]?
> Change the flash setting.  (P58)
•Flash Mode is not available when Auto Bracket  (P64) or [Burst]  (P107) in the [Rec] Mode menu 
has been set.
•The flash is activated twice when Red-Eye Reduction  (P58) has been set.•Has [Flash Burst]  (P75) in Scene Mode been set?
•[Rotate Disp.]  (P52) is set to [ ] or [ ].
•Did you press [ (]? (P34)•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...