Panasonic lumix DMC-SZ8 Owner's Manual page 142

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.
> Take pictures in bright places.
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Have you set [High Sens.] in Scene Mode, or [Burst] in [Rec] menu to [
If so, the 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 monitor. Alternatively, part or all of the 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 6" 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 6" 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
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(P45) the card in this unit.