Panasonic AG-HMR10 Operating Instructions - Page 94

Troubleshooting Power supply There's no power. • Make sure the battery and AC adapter are connected properly. P25 Check the connections again. Power goes off for no apparent reason. • To prevent the battery from running down needlessly, the portable P92 recorder automatically turns off when it has been left in the shooting pause mode for more than 5 minutes. Check [POWER SAVE] in the [OTHER FUNCTIONS] setup menu. Power goes off as soon as • The battery may have run out. P24 it is turned on. If the remaining battery charge display is blinking or appears, the battery has run out. Either recharge the battery or replace the discharged battery with a fully charged one. Battery The battery runs down quickly. • Make sure the battery is fully charged. P23 Keep charging until the AC adapter's CHARGE lamp goes out. • Are you using the battery in a cold place? The battery is affected by the ambient temperature. Its operating time is reduced in low-temperatures. • The battery may have reached the end of its service life. The battery will become unchargeable. The battery has a certain service life which varies depending on how the battery is used. If the battery operates only for a short period even when it is charged adequately, it has reached the end of its service life. The battery cannot be • The battery cannot be charged if the DC cable is connected. P23 charged. Disconnect it. The remaining battery • The remaining battery capacity display is merely a guideline. To - capacity is not displayed ensure that remaining battery capacity is displayed correctly, use correctly. the battery completely from a fully-charged state, and charge the battery again. (Remaining battery capacity may still not be displayed correctly if the battery has been used for long periods in high or low temperatures, or if the battery has been recharged a large number of times.) Shooting Cannot start shooting. • Make sure that the power is on. P26 Cannot focus automatically. • Make sure that the unit is not in manual focus mode. When auto focus mode is selected, focusing is performed automatically. • You may be shooting a scene where it is difficult to bring the subject into focus in the auto focus mode. If this is the case, use the manual focus mode. It may be hard to bring the subject into focus when · both close and distant objects are shot at the same time · shooting through a dirty window · shooting in a dark place · there are sparkling or shiny objects around the subject · the subject is moving fast · shooting a scene with minimal contrast P50, 83 Cannot focus while zooming. • Sometimes when focus control is in the macro range, the zoom P74 position is at the wide end or telephoto end, and the camera cannot focus while zooming. 94