Panasonic Digital Camera Dmc Ts4 Owners Manual For Advanced Features

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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.  (P60) 
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.]
>Format the card after saving necessary data on a PC etc.  (P60)
> 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.  (P60) If you execute [No.Reset] 
in the [Setup] menu after formatting, the folder number is reset to 100.  (P57)
[Picture is displayed for 16:9...

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Troubleshooting
First, try out the following procedures (P193–204).
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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] etc.  (P56)
•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 Link]...

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•[GPS Setting] is set to [OFF]. (P115)•Radio waves from GPS satellites may not be received depending on the recording 
environment, such as indoors or close to a building.  (P114)
> 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 [Airplane Mode] to [ON] when you turn the unit off onboard an 
airplane or inside a hospital etc.  (P131)
•It...

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•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.  (P44)
•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.
•Is the inside of the lens fogged?
> There is condensation. Refer to...

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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.  (P29)
> When taking pictures at a slow shutter speed, use the Self-timer.  (P69)
•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.•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 recommend that you make a backup of the data and then format  (P60) 
the card in this unit.
•Set the AF area to the distinctive...

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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 the power is turned on. This is an 
operation to correct flicker caused by lighting such...

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•[Rotate Disp.] (P59) is set to [ ] or [ ].
•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 folder or picture which was processed in the PC? If it is, it cannot be played back by 
this unit.
> It is recommended to use the “PHOTOfunSTUDIO” software in the CD-ROM (supplied) to 
write pictures from PC to card.
•Has [Filtering Play] been...

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•When Digital Red-Eye Correction ([ ], [ ]) 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 Correction function.> It is recommended to take the picture with the Flash Mode set to [ ‡], [‰] or [ Œ], or 
[Red-Eye Removal] on the [Rec] menu set to [OFF].  (P109)
•Is it a picture that has been recorded with other equipment? In such cases, these pictures may 
be displayed with a...