Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FX500 Operating Instructions Manual page 123

The folder number and the file number are displayed as [—] and the screen turns
black.
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Is this a non-standard picture, a picture which has been edited using a PC or a picture which
was taken by another make of digital camera?
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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. (P28)
(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.
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Is the clock in the camera set properly? (P20)
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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.
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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.
[THUMBNAIL IS DISPLAYED] appears on the screen.
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Is it a picture that has been recorded with other equipment? In such cases, these pictures may
be displayed with a deteriorated picture quality.
A clicking sound is recorded in the motion pictures.
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This unit automatically adjusts the aperture during motion picture recording. At such times, a
clicking sound is heard, and this sound may be recorded on the motion pictures. This is not a
malfunction.
The picture does not appear on the television.
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Is the camera connected to the TV correctly?
> Set the TV input to external input mode.
• Output from the [COMPONENT OUT] socket is not possible when it is connected to the PC or
the printer.
> Connect it only to the TV.
The display areas on the TV screen and the camera's LCD monitor are different.
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Depending on the TV model, the pictures may be extra horizontally or vertically or they may be
displayed with their edges cut off.
TV, PC and printer
Others
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