Panasonic DMC-GM5 Advanced Owners Manual - Page 346

13. Others The recorded picture looks rough. Noise appears on the picture. • Try the following: > Take pictures in bright places. > Decrease the ISO sensitivity. (P162) > Increase the setting for [Noise Reduction] in [Photo Style] or lower the setting for each of the items other than [Noise Reduction]. (P123) > Set the [Long Shtr NR] to [ON]. (P135) • Is the [Picture Size] (P131) or the [Quality] (P132) set low? • Is the [Digital Zoom] set? (P200) Striping or flicker may appear under lighting such as fluorescent lighting and LED lighting fixture. • This is characteristic of MOS sensors which serve as the camera's pickup sensors. This is not a malfunction. • Are you taking pictures with the electronic shutter? (P166) > When using the electronic shutter, lowering the shutter speed may reduce the effect of the horizontal stripes. The brightness or the hue of the recorded picture is different from the actual scene. • When recording under fluorescent or LED lighting fixture, etc., increasing the shutter speed may introduce slight changes to brightness and color. These are a result of the characteristics of the light source and do not indicate a malfunction. • When recording subjects in extremely bright locations or recording under fluorescent lighting, LED lighting fixture, mercury lamp, sodium lighting, etc., the colors and screen brightness may change or horizontal striping may appear on the screen. Bright spot not in subject is recorded. • There may be defective pixels in the image sensor. > Perform [Pixel Refresh] (P73). You cannot compensate the exposure. • Are you in Exposure Compensation operation? > Press the rear dial to switch to Exposure Compensation operation. (P161) Subject cannot be locked. (AF tracking not possible) • Set the AF area to the distinctive color of the subject if there is a part that is different from the surrounding color. (P144) 346