Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS50 Owner's Manual page 291

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LCD monitor/Viewfinder
The monitor/viewfinder is turned off although the camera is turned on.
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When a hand or object is close to the eye sensor, the monitor display mode could be switched to
viewfinder display mode without your knowledge.
Pictures do not show on the LCD monitor.
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The camera is set for viewfinder display.
→ Press [LVF] button and switch to LCD monitor display.
Brightness is unstable.
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Aperture value is set while shutter button is pressed halfway. (Does not affect recorded picture.)
This symptom may also occur when the brightness changes because the zoom is operated or the
camera is moved. This is the automatic aperture operation of the camera and is not a malfunction.
The screen flickers indoors.
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The screen may flicker for a few seconds after turning on. This is an operation to correct flicker
caused by lighting such as fluorescent lights, LED lights, etc. and is not a malfunction.
The screen is too bright/too dark.
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[Monitor Luminance] is activated.
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Use [Monitor Display]/[Viewfinder] to adjust the brightness of the screen.
Black/blue/red/green dots or interference appears. LCD monitor looks distorted when
touched.
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This is not a fault, and will not be recorded on the actual pictures.
Cannot switch between the LCD monitor and viewfinder when pressing [LVF] button.
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When it is connected to a computer or printer, the camera can display pictures on the LCD monitor
only.
Flash
No flash emitted.
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Flash set to [ ] ([Forced Flash Off]) (→86).
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The flash becomes unavailable in the following cases :
• [Auto Bracket]
• [Burst] (Excluding [
• Scene Modes ([Scenery], [Night Scenery], [Handheld Night Shot], [HDR], [Sunset], [Starry Sky],
[Glass Through], [High Speed Video], [3D Photo Mode])
• [Creative Control] Mode
• [Panorama Shot] Mode
Multiple flashes are emitted.
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Red-eye reduction is active (→86). (Flashes twice to prevent eyes appearing red.)
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[Burst] is set to [
(→67)
] ([Flash Burst]))
] ([Flash Burst]).
(→12)
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