Panasonic DMC-FZ18 Operating Instructions Manual page 128

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10: When the shutter button is pressed
halfway, the image becomes a still
image for that instant.
• Is 3-area focusing (High speed) or
1-area focusing (High speed) selected
as the AF mode? (P79)
11: Zoom does not work as usual.
• Is [CONVERSION] set to [
(P87)
12: Motion picture recording stops in the
middle.
• Are you using a MultiMediaCard?
– This unit does not support
MultiMediaCards.
• When you set the picture quality to
[30fpsVGA] or [30fps16:9], we
recommend using a High Speed SD
Memory Card with "10MB/s" or greater
displayed on the package.
• Depending on the type of the card,
recording may stop in the middle.
w LCD monitor/Viewfinder
1: The LCD monitor/Viewfinder
becomes darker or brighter for a
moment.
• This phenomenon appears when you
press the shutter button halfway to set
the aperture value and does not affect
the recorded pictures.
2: The LCD monitor flickers indoors.
• The LCD monitor may flicker for a few
seconds after turning the camera on
indoors under fluorescent light.
This is not a malfunction.
3: The LCD monitor/Viewfinder is too
bright or dark.
• Adjust the brightness of the screen.
(P21)
• Is the power LCD function or high angle
mode activated?
4: The picture is not displayed on the
LCD monitor.
• Does the picture appear on the
Viewfinder?
– Press [EVF/LCD] button to switch to
LCD monitor display.
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5: Black, red, blue and green dots
appear on the LCD monitor.
• These pixels do not affect the recorded
pictures.
This is not a malfunction. (P122)
6: Noise appears on the LCD monitor.
• In dark places, noise may appear to
maintain the brightness of the LCD
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monitor.
This does not affect the pictures you are
recording.
7: Distortion in the LCD monitor.
• When holding the edge of the LCD
w Flash
1: The flash is not activated.
• Is the flash closed?
– Press the flash open button to open
• The flash is not activated in motion
picture mode [
[SCENERY] mode, [NIGHT
SCENERY], [ILLUMINATIONS] or
[CREATIVE NIGHT SCENERY] in
[NIGHT PORTRAIT] mode, or
[SUNSET], [STARRY SKY],
[FIREWORKS] or [AERIAL PHOTO] in
scene mode are selected.
2: The flash is activated 2 times.
• When you select red-eye reduction
(P40), the flash is activated once before
the actual recording to reduce the
red-eye phenomenon (eyes of the
subject appearing red in the picture)
and then activated again for the actual
recording.
w Playback
1: The picture being played back is
rotated and displayed in an
unexpected direction.
The camera has a function that
automatically rotates the display of
pictures recorded holding the camera
vertically. (If you take pictures when
aiming the camera up or down, the
monitor, there may be some distortion,
however this is not a malfunction.
Moreover, this has no effect on the
pictures taken or playback.
the flash. (P40)
] or when the