Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ5 Owner's Manual page 164

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 [
etc. noise will appear.)
> Decrease the ISO sensitivity.
> Take pictures in bright places.
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Have you set [High Sens.] in Scene Mode, or [Burst] in [Rec] menu to [
resolution of the recorded picture decreases slightly because of high sensitivity processing, but this
is not a malfunction.
The brightness or the hue of the recorded picture is different from the actual scene.
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When recording under fluorescent or LED lighting fixture etc., increasing the shutter speed may
introduce slight changes to brightness and color. These are a result of the characteristics of the light
source and do not indicate a malfunction.
When recording pictures or half-pressing the shutter button, reddish stripes may
appear on the LCD monitor. Alternatively, part or all of the LCD monitor may turn a
reddish color.
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This is a characteristic of CCDs, and 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 when you take pictures you take care not to
expose the screen to sunlight or any other source of strong light.
Motion picture recording stops in the middle.
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Use a card with SD Speed Class with "Class 4" or higher when recording motion pictures.
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Depending on the type of the card, recording may stop in the middle.
> If motion picture recording stops during use of a card of at least "Class 4" or if you use a card
that has been formatted on a PC or other equipment, the data-writing speed is lower. In such
cases, we recommend that you make a backup of the data and then format
unit.
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. (P78)
Recording by [Panorama Shot] ends before finishing.
• If the camera is moved too slowly, the camera assumes that camera motion was stopped and ends
the still picture recording.
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If there is a lot of camera shake in the recording direction while moving the camera, recording ends.
> When recording with [Panorama Shot], move the camera by trying to trace a small circle parallel
to the recording direction at a speed of about 8 seconds per revolution (estimated).
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(P73)
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