Leica D-Lux 3 Instructions Manual page 124

Conditions
Noise appears on the
LCD monitor.
A vertical line appears
on the LCD monitor.
Distortion in the LCD
monitor.
n Flash
Conditions
Flash is not fired.
The flash is fired 2
times.
n Playback
Conditions
Pictures rotate
unexpectedly.
The picture is not played
back.
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Others
In dark places, noise may appear to maintain the brightness of the
LCD monitor. This does not affect the pictures you are recording.
This is a phenomenon called smear. It is a characteristic of
CCD and appears when the subject has a bright part.
Uneven colors may also appear around the smear. This is not
a malfunction. It is recorded in motion pictures but is not
recorded on still pictures.
When holding the edge of the LCD monitor, there may be
some distortion, however this is not a malfunction. Moreover,
this has no effect on the pictures taken or playback.
Make sure the flash is open.
Slide the [< OPEN] switch. (P43)
The flash is not fired when motion picture mode [i ],
[SCENERY], [NIGHT SCENERY], [FIREWORKS], [STARRY
SKY], [AERIAL PHOTO] or [HIGH SENS.] in scene mode
(P62) is selected.
When you select red-eye reduction (P43), the flash is fired
once before the actual recording to reduce the red-eye
phenomenon (eyes of the subject appearing red in the pic-
ture) and then fired again for the actual recording.
One of the features of this camera is that it can automatically
detect when you have turned the camera side on to take a
picture, then rotate that picture for you when you play it back.
In some cases, the camera may detect that you have turned
the camera side on, when in fact you are facing it up or down.
• Set [ROTATE DISP.] (P97) to [OFF] so that the camera does
not rotate these kinds of pictures for you.
• You can use [ROTATE] (P97) to rotate the pictures when
necessary.
Is the mode dial set to playback [Q]?
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. (P17)
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