Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10 Owner's Manual page 135

Try checking these items (→134 - 140) first.
If the problem persists, performing [Reset] in the [Setup] menu may resolve the issue.
(Note that except for some items such as [Clock Set], all settings are returned to their
values from the time of purchase.)
Recording
Cannot record pictures.
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REC/PLAY switch is not set to
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Built-in memory/card is full. → Free space by deleting unwanted pictures (→36).
Recorded pictures look white.
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Lens is dirty (fingerprints, etc.).
→ Turn on power to extract lens barrel, and clean lens surface with a soft, dry cloth.
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Lens is foggy (→5).
Recorded pictures are too bright/too dark.
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Adjust the exposure (→57).
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[Min. Shtr Speed] is set to fast speeds, e.g. [1/250] (→92).
Some pictures are taken when I press the shutter button just once.
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[iHandheld Nite Shot] is activated in [Intelligent Auto] Mode. (→27)
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Camera is set to use [Auto Bracket], [Burst], [Handheld Night Shot] or [Flash Burst] Scene Modes.
Focus not aligned correctly.
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Not set to mode appropriate for distance to subject. (Focus range varies according to Recording
Mode.)
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Subject outside of focus range.
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Caused by jitter or subject movement.
Recorded pictures are blurred. Optical Image Stabilizer ineffective.
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Shutter speed is slower in dark locations and Optical Image Stabilizer is less effective.
→ Hold camera firmly with both hands, keeping arms close to body.
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Use a tripod and the self-timer (→56) when using slower shutter speed with [Min. Shtr Speed].
Cannot use [Auto Bracket].
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Only enough memory for 2 pictures or fewer.
Recorded pictures appear coarse, or there is interference.
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ISO Sensitivity is high, or shutter speed is low.
(Default [Sensitivity] setting is [AUTO] – interference may appear with indoor pictures.)
→ Lower [Sensitivity] (→86).
→ Set [Color Mode] to [NATURAL]. (→93)
→ Take pictures in brighter locations.
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Camera set to [High Sens.] Scene mode.
(Picture becomes slightly coarser in response to high sensitivity)
Under fluorescent lighting, flicker or horizontal bars may be seen.
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This is characteristic of MOS sensors which serve as the camera's pickup sensors.
This is not a malfunction.
(record).
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