Panasonic DMC FS7G - Lumix Digital Camera Operating Instructions Manual page 100

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The folder number and the file number are displayed as [—] and the screen turns
black.
• Is this a non-standard picture, a picture which has been edited using a PC or a picture which
was taken by another maker of digital camera?
• Did you remove the battery immediately after picture-taking or did you take the picture using a
battery with a low remaining charge?
> Format the data to delete the pictures mentioned above. (P25)
(Other pictures will be deleted as well and it will not be possible to restore them.
Therefore, check well before formatting.)
With a calendar search, pictures are displayed on dates differing from the actual
dates on which the pictures were taken.
• Is the clock in the camera set properly? (P18)
• When pictures edited using a PC or pictures taken by other equipment are searched, they may
be displayed on dates differing from the actual dates on which the pictures were taken.
White round spots like soap bubbles appear on the recorded picture.
• If you take a picture with the flash in a dark place or indoors, white
round spots may appear on the picture caused by the flash reflecting of
particles of dust in the air. This is not a malfunction.
A characteristic of this is that the number of round spots and their
position differ in every picture.
Red part of the recorded image has changed color to black.
• When the flash is set to red-eye reduction ([
subject with red color surrounded by a skin tone color, that red part may be corrected to black
by the digital red-eye reduction function.
> It is recommended to take picture with Flash mode set to [ ‡ ], [ ‰ ], or [ Œ ].
[THUMBNAIL IS DISPLAYED] appears on the screen.
• Is it a picture that has been recorded with other equipment? In such cases, these pictures may
be displayed with a deteriorated picture quality.
The sound of the recorded motion pictures sometimes breaks up.
• This unit automatically adjusts the aperture during motion picture recording. At such times, the
sound may break up. This is not a malfunction.
The picture does not appear on the television.
• Is the camera connected to the TV correctly?
> Set the TV input to external input mode.
The display areas on the TV screen and the camera's LCD monitor are different.
• Depending on the TV model, the pictures may be extra horizontally or vertically or they may be
displayed with their edges cut off.
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