Panasonic KX-VD170 Operating Instructions Manual page 20

Troubleshooting
Symptom
The pictures are too
light or too dark
The subjects appear
distorted
When the flash is fired
during shooting, only
the top or bottom of
the screen becomes
lighter
When fine lines or
cyclical patterns are
shot, flickering is seen
or coloring is added to
them
The image is flipped
horizontally or turned
upside down.
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Cause and remedial action
p p Adjust the brightness manually.
p p If a subject has suddenly crossed in front of the camera, it may
appear slightly distorted because this camera uses a CMOS
image sensor.
This is normal and not indicative of any problem.
p p The subjects sometimes appear distorted owing to the
characteristics of the wide-angle lens used. This is normal and
not indicative of any problem.
p p With a CMOS image sensor, the shooting timing differs slightly
between the top left and bottom right of the screen. This means
that when the flash is fired, the bottom of the screen will
become lighter in the field concerned and the top will become
lighter in the next field.
This is normal and not indicative of any problem.
p p This phenomenon occurs because the pixels are arranged
systematically on each image sensor. It is noticeable when the
spatial frequency of a subject and the pixel pitch are brought
into proximity so change the camera angle or take other such
action.
p p Are the setup switches on the rear side of the unit set to the
correct positions?
 Set the setup switches to the correct positions.
Reference pages
Operating instructions
of the HD Visual
Communication Unit:
[Controlling a Video
Camera] >
[Changing Video
Camera Settings]
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