Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 Operating Instructions Manual page 194

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The recorded picture looks rough.
Noise appears on the picture.
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Is the ISO sensitivity high or the shutter speed slow?
(ISO sensitivity is set to [AUTO] when the camera is shipped. Therefore, when taking pictures
indoors etc. noise will appear.)
> Decrease the ISO sensitivity. (P89)
> Increase the setting for [NOISE REDUCTION] in [FILM MODE] or lower the setting for each
of the items other than [NOISE REDUCTION]. (P92)
> Take pictures in bright places.
> Set the [LONG SHTR NR] to [ON]. (P132)
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Is the [PICTURE SIZE] (P126) or the [QUALITY] (P127) set low?
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Is the [DIGITAL ZOOM] set? (P132)
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.
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If there is marked flicker or striping when recording motion pictures, the
Flicker Reduction Function will be forcefully activated by setting the Flicker
Reduction Function to [ON] (P116), which will adjust the shutter speed to
1/100. It is possible to select the shutter speed to adjust from 1/50, 1/60,
1/100, or 1/120 by rotating the rear dial.
The brightness or the hue of the recorded picture is different from the actual
scene.
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If recording under fluorescent light, the brightness or the hue may change slightly when the
shutter speed becomes fast. This occurs due to the characteristics of fluorescent light. It is not
a malfunction.
Reddish horizontal streaks appear on the LCD monitor during recording.
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This is characteristic of MOS sensors which serve as the camera's pickup sensors. It appears
when the subject has a bright part. Some unevenness may occur in the surrounding areas, but
this is not a malfunction.
It is recorded in motion pictures but is not recorded on still pictures.
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It is recommended that you take pictures while taking care not to expose the screen to sunlight
or any other source of strong light.
Bright spot not in subject is recorded.
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This could be an inactive pixel. Perform the [PIXEL REFRESH] (P142) in the [CUSTOM] menu.
You cannot compensate the exposure.
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Are you in Exposure Compensation operation?
> Press the rear dial to switch to Exposure Compensation operation. (P72)
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. (P81)
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