dcurington
newbie
Reged: 20/06/2007
Posts: 3
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I’ve had my Lumix FZ8 for several weeks and like it a lot. However, a few days ago my husband and I were visiting a garden. I handed him the camera while I did something else for a few minutes, and when I got back, the monitor and viewfinder show everything in a reddish tint. He is not one to fiddle with dials, so we can’t imagine what happened. I have done the “reset” several times, hoping it would revert back to the factory setting of whatever is causing this, but no luck. The pictures appear on the computer screen fine, so I’m assuming they’ll print ok too, but the red color is driving me crazy. When I turn the camera on, the first screen that says Lumix is red. Can anyone help me get it back to normal?
Thanks
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PaulatUKcamera
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Reged: 24/05/2005
Posts: 1925
Loc: West Wales
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Never had this with my FZ20, so don't really know what the problem is. The following suggestions are really "clutching at straws" as the fact you have a coloured logo on start up sounds like something nasty - a return under guarantee job.
A lifetime of dealing with electronic goods has taught me that there is one sure fire solution - remove the power! This is difficult in cameras and computers because they have an inbuilt battery to retain the vital settings - so it may not work! Remove the battery for at least a couple of minutes.
It may be worth a look at these two menu settings.
The first is the more unlikely, but check that the white balance is set to "auto"
More plausible is that the Colour Effect (Col Effect) is set to "Sepia" rather than to "Off"
You say your husband is not a fiddler, but I can assure you that those pesky buttons are awfully easy to press. I can't count the number of times I have ended up in the menu system when I wanted something completely different! Give me good old fashioned aperture and shutter speed controls anytime!
If none of the above works, it looks like a fatal flaw in the information to the viewing system (the viewfinder faithfully follows what the rear screen displays) so a major fault in a connection or the processing chip(s) would show up on both.
Paul
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Paul Winter (CRIPN)
Web Site: UKCamera.com
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dcurington
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Reged: 20/06/2007
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Thanks, Paul, for your helpful reply - in language I could understand!! I tried the suggestions, and it's still red. I can learn to live with it, but do you think this might be an indicator that in the future other problems will turn up? I haven't checked to see if there's a dealer nearby (I live in a small town in rural Alabama, USA), but I can always send it somewhere, I guess. Thanks again. I hesitated to find a forum and post because I figured I wouldn't understand the answer, but I'm glad I did.
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PaulatUKcamera
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Reged: 24/05/2005
Posts: 1925
Loc: West Wales
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Try this: Panasonic warranty help
If it has an international or USA guarantee and is only a few months old, I would have it seen to sooner rather than later.
Once a camera starts performing badly, then it can only get worse!
Saying that, I had my Panasonic a fortnight and dropped it down the (carpeted) stairs. Last week my Grandson was taking photos with it and what did he do? Dropped it! Survived both times with no ill effects, so I feel Panasonic do make tough little cameras. You will not regret the choice as it takes cracking good pictures, so get it fixed, is my advice.
Paul
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Paul Winter (CRIPN)
Web Site: UKCamera.com
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dcurington
newbie
Reged: 20/06/2007
Posts: 3
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Actually my camera is only a few weeks old, so I will be looking to have this problem fixed or a replacement. Like you, I feel that this is not a good sign for the future and don't want to be facing more difficulties. I'm just a very amateur photographer, but I have liked using this camera a lot so far - mostly for grandchildren and daylilies. Thanks so much for your help.
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