Panasonic DMC-FZ18 - Manual (Page 127)

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5: Black, red, blue and green dots
appear on the LCD monitor.
• These pixels do not affect the recorded
pictures.
This is not a malfunction. (P121)
6: Noise appears on the LCD monitor.
• In dark places, noise may appear to
maintain the brightness of the LCD
monitor.
This does not affect the pictures you are
recording.
7: Distortion in the LCD monitor.
• When holding the edge of the LCD
monitor, there may be some distortion,
however this is not a malfunction.
Moreover, this has no effect on the
pictures taken or playback.
w Flash
1: The flash is not activated.
• Is the flash closed?
– Press the flash open button to open
the flash. (P40)
• The flash is not activated in motion
picture mode [ ] or when the
[SCENERY] mode, [NIGHT
SCENERY], [ILLUMINATIONS] or
[CREATIVE NIGHT SCENERY] in
[NIGHT PORTRAIT] mode, or
[SUNSET], [STARRY SKY],
[FIREWORKS] or [AERIAL PHOTO] in
scene mode are selected.
2: The flash is activated 2 times.
• When you select red-eye reduction
(P40), the flash is activated once before
the actual recording to reduce the
red-eye phenomenon (eyes of the
subject appearing red in the picture)
and then activated again for the actual
recording.
w Playback
1: The picture being played back is
rotated and displayed in an
unexpected direction.
The camera has a function that
automatically rotates the display of
pictures recorded holding the camera
vertically. (If you take pictures when
aiming the camera up or down, the
camera may recognize that it is being
held vertically.)
• You can display the pictures without
being rotated when [ROTATE DISP.]
(P97) is set to [OFF].
• You can rotate pictures with the
[ROTATE] function. (P97)
2: The picture is not played back.
• Is the mode dial set to playback [ ]?
• Is there a picture on the built-in memory
or the card?
The pictures on the built-in memory
appears when a card is not inserted.
The picture data on the card appears
when a card is inserted. (P16)
3: The folder number and the file
number are displayed as [—] and the
screen turns black.
• Is the picture edited with a PC or
recorded with a digital camera from
another manufacturer?
This may also happen if the battery is
removed immediately after recording or
if recording with a exhausted battery.
– Format the data to delete the pictures
mentioned above. (P110) (Formatting
irretrievably deletes all data including
the other pictures. Check the data
carefully before formatting.)
4: The picture is displayed with a date
different from the actual recording
date in calendar playback.
• Was the picture edited with a PC or
recorded with a digital camera from
another manufacturer?
This kind of picture may be displayed
with a date different from the actual
recording date in calendar playback.
(P89)
• Is the clock in the camera set properly?
(P17)
For example, if the clock setting on the
camera is different from the date and
time set on the PC and you acquire
pictures recorded with the camera to
the PC and then write them back to the
card, the pictures may be displayed with
dates different from the actual recording
dates in calendar playback etc.