Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ10 Operating Instructions Manual page 148

Monitor
The monitor becomes darker or brighter for a moment.
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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.
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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 monitor flickers indoors.
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The monitor may flicker for a few seconds after turning this unit on. This is an operation to correct
flicker caused by lighting such as fluorescent lights, LED lights etc. and is not a malfunction.
The monitor is too bright or dark.
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Is [Monitor Luminance] active?
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Perform [Monitor Display].
Black, red, blue and green dots appear on the monitor.
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This is not a malfunction. These pixels do not affect the recorded pictures.
Noise appears on the monitor.
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In dark places, noise may appear to maintain the brightness of the monitor.
This does not affect the pictures you are recording.
Flash
The flash is not activated.
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Is the flash setting set to [Œ]?
> Change the flash setting.
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The flash cannot be used in the following cases:
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When a setting other than [OFF] is selected for [Defocusing] in Self Shot Mode
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Creative Control Mode
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Panorama Shot Mode
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[Scenery]/[Night Scenery]/[HDR]/[Sunset]/[Starry Sky]/[Glass Through] (Scene Mode)
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When recording in [Burst Shooting]
Flash is activated several times.
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The flash is activated twice when Red-Eye Reduction
(P43)
(P42)
(P55)
(P61)
(P67)
(P82)
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Others
(P56) has been set.
(P70)