Panasonic DMC-F2 - Manual (Page 122)

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Flash
Flash is not activated.
• Is the flash setting set to Forced OFF [o]?
" Change the flash setting. (P 44 )
• Flash Mode is not available when [BURST] (P 76 ) in [REC] menu has been set.
• Flash is not available depending on Scene Mode. (P 46 )
The flash is activated several times.
• The flash is activated twice when Red-eye Reduction (P 45 ) has been set.
• Has [FLASH BURST] (P 59 ) in Scene Mode been set?
Playback
The picture being played back is rotated and displayed in an unexpected
direction.
• Use [ROTATE]. (P 90 )
The picture is not played back.
• Is the recording/playback switch set to playback [5]? (P 20 )
• Is there a picture on the built-in memory or the card?
" The pictures on the built-in memory appear when a card is not inserted. The picture
data on the card appears when a card is inserted.
• Is this a picture whose file name has been changed in the PC? If it is, it cannot be
played back by this unit.
The recorded pictures are not displayed.
• Has [FAVORITE PLAY] been set for playback?
" Change to [NORMAL PLAY]. (P 21 )
The folder number and the file number are displayed as [—] and the screen turns
black.
• 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?
• Did you remove the battery immediately after picture-taking or did you take the picture
using the battery with a low remaining charge?
" Format the card to delete the pictures mentioned above. (P 27 )
(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.
• Is the clock in the camera set properly? (P 18 )
• 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.