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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 Digital Camera - Page 7 Questions & Answers
Re - Lumix Panasonic DE- 994 battery charger ??
Hi Cyril,
In theory this charger is fully automatic and stops the charging process once it detects that the battery has been fully charged (it will not restart charging until the battery has been taken out + put back in).
Of course, as with any electrical item, it's probably safest to unplug it if you're not planning to use it for a long time (e.g. weeks.)
Hope this helps.
Raf
Lumix fz-20 panasonic has message
Hi,
Does the camera start up as normal? Is the message intermittent? When does the message appear? (i.e. when zooming, when taking a picture, etc)
Unfortunately this message doesn't have one clear meaning. Or rather, it does - it says "something is wrong with the camera". From what I noticed with Lumix cameras, lens is usually the reason for this. (e.g. if there is a bit of dirt stuck in lens gears you would end up with the same message). If it's dirt in the lens, the solution isn't easy, you either need to have it repaired at panasonic service, get a replacement lens from an otherwise defective donor camera from e.g. ebay and replace it, or alternatively dismantle and clean the lens yourself if you're brave.
On one occassion I saw this message appear due to a problem with flash circuit. Disabling the flash sorted it out.
I would recommend first trying to disable any fancy options in the menu (e.g. flash, image stabiliser, macro, etc) and resetting the settings to factory state via the menu.
Good luck,
Raf
DMC FZ20 Aspect Ratio Problems
There's no solution here, its my pc. Somehow all of my pictures are showing up distorted.
Im posting here to remove the question.
Connection to PC no longer working
Sorry for the delay. The hotel wireless connection took a dive. If the camera works OK and it is just a message then go to Control Panel>Device Manager>Universal Serial Bus Controllers>USB Enhanced Host Controller>right click to select properties>Advanced and then check the box that says "Do not tell me about usb errors". That will stop the error messages which only mean that the camera is drawing slightly more than 500mA which is a USB 2.0 feature that you can disable to revert to USB 1.1 but not necessary if the camera works. Each of the Host Controllers has a check box like that. The USB Root Hubs below that have similar checkboxes to Reset if you ever get a message that the Root Hub needs to be reset just for your own info. This is a common annoyance and is probably more due to the USB cable quality than the camera actually drawing more power. Feel free to repost if you have any other concerns. Steve Medley
Camera will not turn on
Like dotball said, It looks to me like the batteries have gone dead. First charge the batteries and if that doesn't solve the problem, try new batteries.
DMC-FZ20 says 'no memory card' - but there is!
I don't think I can offer you a solution, but I have a few things to look at.
Firstly, dont put anything in the card slot to "clean the contacts". You my bend them - this brings us to the next step, can you get a torch and look into that tiny slot and see that all the contacts are in their neat little row, or is one bent up out of the way (very unlikely).
Of any of the cards you've taken out of the camera, especially the old one, are any dirty, tarnished/corroded, or have one very badly coloured contact compared to the others?
I Don't know how old this camera is, but I think it's about 18-24months old. Although there was hint back then on the newer SD cards coming out, there is no mention of the different SD type in the cameras specs so I'm going to suggest to you that maybe this camera is compatible to just the older (original) SD M-type cards, which are usually under 1GB (although do go to 2GB). Note the type of other cards you are trying in the camera and see if they are larger capacity new H-type cards. Try a small, 512mb or less, old card in it (if you don't have one go to a retail store and ask them if you can try one, they're likely to have testers behind the counter).
Also try and just insert and remove repeatedly your card in the camera - in, out, in, out, to wear the contacts ""dont do this while the camera is on""
Please let me know how it goes.
Changed setting and don't know the sign any longer
hi there
the square with the p in it is telling you the camera is in auto focus mode (it is selected by the mode ring on the top of the camera)
there is a switch on the left side of the lens body which should be set to AF
the camera is now in point and shoot mode which is the best setting unless you know what you are doing with all the manual settings.
to select movie mode turn the mode dial to the movie clip icon
press the menu button and use the directional arrows to select the 30 fps option
this is the highest setting
it will give you about 30 mins recording time with a 1 gig card.
hope this helps
beergut707
Battery drains
I too have problem with camera on/off switch . Solved the problem by charging battery fully and installing only when I needed to take pix. Then removed it when not required. I found I could open battery cover and remove battery while camera was 'on' as an emergency measure, without apparent damage.
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