Panasonic Dmc Fz40 Operating Instructions Manual

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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.
[THIS MEMORY CARD IS WRITE-PROTECTED]
>The Write-Protect switch on the card is moved to [LOCK]. Move the switch back to unlock 
it. (P23)
[NO VALID PICTURE TO PLAY]
>Record a picture or insert a card with a recorded picture and then play it.
[THIS PICTURE IS PROTECTED]
>Delete the picture after canceling the protect setting.  (P168)...

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[BUILT-IN MEMORY ERROR
FORMAT BUILT-IN MEMORY?]
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This message will be displayed when you formatted the built-in memory on a PC.
> Format the built-in memory on the camera again.  (P38) The data on the built-in memory 
will be deleted.
[MEMORY CARD ERROR
FORMAT THIS CARD?]
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It is a format that cannot be used with this unit. > Format the card again with the camera after saving necessary data on a PC etc.  (P38)
[PLEASE TURN CAMERA OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN]
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This message will be displayed...

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[THIS CARD IS NOT FORMATTED WITH THIS CAMERA, AND NOT SUITABLE FOR 
MOVIE RECORDING.]
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The writing speed is lower if the card has been formatted using a PC or other equipment. As a 
consequence, motion picture recording may stop in the middle. If this happens, make a 
backup of the data and format (P38) the card in this unit.
[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...

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Troubleshooting
First, try out the following procedures (P204–213).
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The battery is not inserted correctly.  (P20)•The battery is exhausted.•Charge the battery.
•Is the display set to Viewfinder?
> Press [EVF/LCD] to switch to the LCD monitor.
•Is [AUTO LCD OFF]  (P34) of the [ECONOMY] Mode active?
> Press the shutter button halfway to cancel these modes.
•The battery is exhausted.•Charge the battery.
•The battery is exhausted.•Charge the battery.•If you leave the camera on,  the battery...

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•Is the mode dial correctly set?•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.  (P60)
•The picture can become whitish if there is dirt e.g. fingerprints on the lens.
>  If the lens is dirty, turn the camera off, retract the lens barrel  (P10) and gently wipe the lens 
surface with a soft dry cloth.
•Was this picture taken with the flash at the close range when the zoom is near [W] (1 k)?
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•Is the number of recordable pictures 2 or less?
•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 sensitivity.  (P127)
> Increase the setting for [NOISE REDUCTION] in [PICT. ADJ.] or lower the setting for each 
of the items other than [NOISE REDUCTION].  (P140)
> Take pictures in bright places.
•Has [HIGH SENS.] or [HI-SPEED BURST] in the...

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•Use a card with SD Speed Class¢ with “Class 4” or higher when recording motion pictures in 
[AVCHD Lite]. 
Also, use a card with SD Speed Class with “Class 6” or higher when recording motion pictures 
in [MOTION JPEG].
¢ SD Speed Class is the speed standard regarding continuous writing.
•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...

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•LCD monitor will turn off when [AUTO LCD OFF] (P34) of the [ECONOMY] Mode is activated.
[This does not happen when using the AC adaptor (optional).]
•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...

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•[ROTATE DISP.] (P164) is set to [ON].
•Did you press [ (]?•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 [MODE PLAY], [CATEGORY PLAY], or [FAVORITE PLAY] been set for playback?
> Change to [NORMAL PLAY].  (P59)
•Is this a...

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•When Digital Red-Eye Reduction ([ ], [ ], [ ]) 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 recommend to take picture with Flash Mode set to [ ‡], [‰] or [ Œ], or 
[RED-EYE REMOVAL] on the [REC] Mode menu set to [OFF]. (P143)
•Is it a picture that has been recorded with other equipment? In such cases, these pictures may 
be displayed with a...