Panasonic DMC-FZ18 - Manual (Page 129)

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4: A red lamp sometimes turns on
when the shutter button is pressed
halfway.
• In dark places, the AF assist lamp (P82)
lights red to make it easier to focus on a
subject.
5: The AF assist lamp does not turn on.
• Is [AF ASSIST LAMP] on the [REC]
mode menu set to [ON]? (P82)
• Are you taking pictures in dark places?
– The AF assist lamp does not turn on
in bright places.
• The AF assist lamp does not turn on
when either [SCENERY] mode, [NIGHT
SCENERY], [ILLUMINATIONS] or
[CREATIVE NIGHT SCENERY] in
[NIGHT PORTRAIT] mode, or
[SUNSET], [PANNING], [FIREWORKS]
or [AERIAL PHOTO] is selected in
scene mode.
6: The camera becomes warm.
• The surface of the camera may become
warm during use. This does not affect
the performance or quality of the
camera.
7: The lens clicks.
• When the brightness changes due to
zoom or camera movement etc., the
lens may click and the picture on the
screen may drastically change.
However, the picture is not affected.
The sound is caused by the automatic
adjustment of the aperture.
This is not a malfunction.
8: The clock is reset.
• If you do not use the camera for a long
time, the clock may be reset. When the
message [PLEASE SET THE CLOCK]
appears, set the clock again. (P17)
• When you take a picture before setting
the clock, [0:00 0. 0. 0] is recorded.
9: The displayed picture is slightly
distorted.
• Depending on the zoom magnification,
the recorded picture is slightly distorted.
This is called distortion aberration. The
closer you get to the subject to take
pictures of in wide angle, the more
distorted the picture you take is.
However this is not a malfunction.
10: Colors appear on the picture which
were not found in the actual scene.
• Depending on the zoom magnification,
the picture may have some colored
fringes around the subject. This is
called chromatic aberration and may be
more visible when recording distant
subjects. However this is not a
malfunction.
11: The file numbers are not recorded
consecutively.
• When you perform an operation after
taking a certain action, the pictures
may be recorded in folders with
different numbers from the ones used
prior to the operation. (P112)
12: The file numbers are recorded in
ascending order.
• If the battery is inserted or removed
when the camera is not turned off, the
recorded folder numbers are lost.
However if you turn the camera on
again and record pictures, the
recorded folder numbers are different
from the prior recorded folder
numbers.
13: The picture is displayed in black.
• Pictures edited or rotated with a PC
may be displayed in black in playback
mode (P33), multi playback (P88) and
calendar playback (P89).
14: The lens barrel is retracted.
• The lens barrel retracts about
15 seconds after switching from [REC]
mode to [PLAY] mode.
15: The ring at the end of the lens barrel
turns.
• This is constructed to turn when
attaching or detaching a filter so that
the lens is protected.