20 Most Recent Panasonic Lumix DMC ZS19K 141 Megapixel Digital Camera - Page 3 Questions & Answers

Ty Price - thank you! I bought a DMC FX580 off eBay, untested, for $7 + $3 shipping, just for the heck of it. You never know, it could work, right? So I ordered a battery and charger, popped the fully charged battery in, and found it had the dreaded "System Error (FOCUS)" I decided to Google the problem, and ended up on fixya. I read your suggestions, followed every one in detail and in order, and finally won the lottery with your last suggestion. I played with the lens by keeping it from extending, preventing it from retracting, and finessing everything in between. I felt for 'give' and when I felt it, I went with it. Three click/snap events with no result, then on the fourth click/snap... wah-lah! I had the screen back, and all functions now work perfectly. I'm much more comfortable working with things mechanical than things electronic, so I'm delighted that I was able to use physical manipulation to fix this fancy little camera. That was so much fun - thank you again!

Probably no, is a hardware failure, need repair.

sounds like it to me

Send it to a Panasonic repair center. If it's under warranty still, then it should be covered. If not , they will give you an estimate.

There is usually a legend near the start of the manual which shows you all of the icons you will see and what they mean. I downloaded this manual. The manual takes you through step by step on each feature. It has clear images of the icons and what they do. http://www.manualscamera.com/manuals/panasonic/Panasonic_Lumix_DMC-FS37.pdf

My TZ10 problem was the opposite, the cover wouldn't open. I just resorted to surgery with needle-nose pliers and a carefully wielded Stanley knife, and removed the cover completely without opening up the camera or the lens assembly. No big deal not having a lens cover, the thing lives in a leather case and it doesn't take a moment to wipe the lens with a tissue if it gets dusty. The camera is 4 years old anyway. Solved by 'amputation'.

If the camera recorded nothing there is nothing to transfer.

To be able to put something on a computer setting up a connection a;one is not enough. It is like connecting a cable. If you don't have a program to get the pictures from the connected device it newer will work. Always first install the software, then connect the device. Like with an USB cable and device. Check if Panasonic put some software on the disk that came with the camera. Perhaps even the software to manage your pictures (over USB) will work.

The user manual for the device usually contains, among other things. these codes in it: Panasonic DMC FX100 manual