Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 Basic Owner's Manual page 249

Striping or flicker may appear under lighting such as fluorescent lighting and
LED lighting fixture.
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This is characteristic of MOS sensors which serve as the camera's pickup
sensors.
This is not a malfunction.
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When you see noticeable flicker or striping while recording a motion picture,
you can reduce the flicker or striping by setting up [FLICKER RED.]
and fixing the shutter speed. It is possible to select a shutter speed from
[1/50], [1/60], [1/100], or [1/120].
The brightness or the hue of the recorded picture is different from the actual
scene.
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When recording under fluorescent or LED lighting fixture etc., increasing the shutter speed may
introduce slight changes to brightness and color. These are a result of the characteristics of the
light source and do not indicate a malfunction.
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When recording subjects in extremely bright locations or recording under fluorescent lighting,
LED lighting fixture, mercury lamp, sodium lighting etc., the colors and screen brightness may
change or horizontal striping may appear on the screen.
Bright spot not in subject is recorded.
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This could be an inactive pixel. Perform [PIXEL REFRESH]
Subject cannot be locked.
(AF tracking not possible)
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Set the AF area to the distinctive color of the subject if there is a part that is different from the
surrounding color. (P85)
Others
(P143)
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(P136)
in the [CUSTOM] menu.