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Question posted by crawfordk on January 16th, 2012

'zoom Error' Help

I get the normal startup screen then it switches to black and says "Zoom Error". I also hear a soft clicking or struggling sound. Anything I can do to fix this?

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SZ-20 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 1

...;ed, the explanation about these instructions carefully to update or modify information contained in a safe place for future reference. ● We recommend that you for SZ-10 and SZ-20. DIGITAL CAMERA SZ-10/SZ-20 Instruction Manual ● Thank you take test shots to get accustomed to your new...
SZ-20 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 2

..." (p. 13) "Shooting, Playback, and Erasing" (p. 19) 4 Step How to Use the Camera "Camera Settings" (p. 3) 5 Step Printing "Direct printing (PictBridge)" (p. 55) "Print Reservations (DPOF)" (p. 58) Contents ¾ Names of the box or Digital camera Strap Lithium Ion Battery (LI-50B) USB cable Other accessories not shown: Warranty card Contents may vary depending on purchase location...
SZ-20 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 9

Names of Parts Camera unit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SZ-10 15 14 16 SZ-20 10 1 n button .......p. 17, 19 2 Shutter button ........p. 20, 60 11 3 Zoom lever p. 21, 24 4 Connector cover ....p. 14, 16 5 Multi-connector p. 14, 16, 52, 55 6 HDMI micro connector p. 52 7 Strap eyelet p. 10 8 Battery/card compartment 12 lock p. ...
SZ-20 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 10

... 1 Speaker 2 Monitor.......p. 11, 19, 51, 60 3 R button (record movies) 2 p. 20 4 q button (switching between shooting and playback) 3 p. 20, 22, 49 4 5 A button (OK p. 4 5 6 Wheel controller p. 4 6 INFO button (changing 7 information display) 8 p. 22, 25 D button (erase).........p. 24 7 E button (camera guide/ menu guide p. 26 8 m button p. 3, 6 Pull the strap tight so...
SZ-20 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 20

... off the camera Press the n button again. P Press fully 1/400 F3.5 Image review screen 00:34 REC 00:12 Recording time Lights up red when recording The effects of images. Sound will also...all the way down while being careful not to start recording. During sound recording, only the digital zoom can be used (SZ-10). When the set [R] (movies) (p. 43) to focus if the AF target ...
SZ-20 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 21

...], then enter the digital zoom range if [Digital Zoom] is less than the full resolution, after reaching the maximum optical zoom, the camera will automatically resize and crop the image to best match the situation, for example, the need for a clear view of the screen or for [Digital Zoom]: Image size Zoom bar 14M (SZ-10) 16M (SZ-20) Digital zoom range Zoom bar P P 0.0 0.0 WB WB...
SZ-20 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 23

appears To play sound recorded with an image, select the image and press the A button. ! Use FGHI to select the... pause playback. Press HI to fast forward. To view sequential images (SZ-20 only) Pictures taken using sequential mode (p. 37) are displayed as a group. ● Turn the zoom lever to the T side. To play sound recordings To play back movies Select a movie, and press the A ...
SZ-20 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 29

...Option Application B Portrait/V Beauty/F Landscape/ ' Hand-Held Starlight*1/ G Night Scene*3/M Night+Portrait/ The camera takes C Sport/N Indoor/W Candle*2/ a picture using the R Self Portrait/S Sunset*3/ optimum settings X Fireworks*3/V Cuisine/ for specific shooting scenes. Dog *1 SZ-20 only *2 SZ-10 only *3 When the subject is dark, noise reduction is set . 0.0 WB AUTO 00...
SZ-20 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 30

... target marks and pointers overlap, and the camera automatically releases the shutter. Shooting mode MAGIC FILTER Option 1 Pop Art 2 Pin Hole 3 Fish Eye 4 Drawing*1 5 Soft Focus 6 Punk X Sparkle Y Watercolor ...focus, exposure, zoom position (p. 21), and white balance (p. 36) are taken and combined by the camera. The flash (p. 34) is fixed to p. To shoot with [Auto] (SZ-20) Use HI to...
SZ-20 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 35

...zoom (p. 21) cannot be adjusted brighter or darker to set . P Y Off 2 12 0.0 WB AUTO ISO AUTO 4 14M MENU Option Description Y Off The self-timer is selected. SZ-10: 10 cm (4 in.)*1 160 cm (63 in.)*2 SZ-20... head towards the camera, its ; Adjusting the brightness (Exposure compensation) The standard brightness (appropriate exposure) set by the camera based on for approx...
SZ-20 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 36

... under low light conditions. For shooting under a cloudy sky. ISO stands for International Organization for digital cameras and film, thus codes such as "ISO 100" are used to represent sensitivity. ISO...ISO sensitivity is fixed to minimize blur caused by a moving subject or by camera shake. The camera uses a higher sensitivity compared to [ISO Auto] to the selected value. 2 ...
SZ-20 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 37

... SZ-10 Option o j*1 c d Description One frame is shot each time the shutter button is pressed. The camera takes sequential shots at a faster speed than in the function menu. SZ-20 Option.... The camera takes up to [$Flash Off]. The [Image Size] is limited. [,] [c] [+]: [n] or lower [d]: [3] or lower The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [,], [c], [d] or [+], the digital zoom (p. 21...
SZ-20 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 41

...when taking pictures at higher magnifications than optical zoom [Digital Zoom] I (Shooting menu 1) X Digital Zoom Submenu 2 Off On Application Disable digital zoom. SZ-10 SZ-20 Submenu 2 Off On Application The image stabilizer is activated. Default setting SZ-10: [Image Stabilizer] [On], [IS Movie Mode] [Off] SZ-20: [Image Stabilizer] [On], [IS Movie Mode] [On] AF illuminator EN...
SZ-20 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 43

Recording sound when shooting movies [R] A (Movie menu) X R Submenu 2 Off On Application No sound is recorded. Sound is recorded. EN 43 When set [R] (movie sound recording) to [On], only the digital zoom can be used during movie recording. To record the movie with the optical zoom, set to [Off] (SZ-10). For information on using the menus, see "Setup menu" (p. 6).
SZ-20 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 47

... the A button. When erasing pictures in the internal memory, do not insert the card into the camera. Turn to the T end to return to select [Sel. To erase all images are erased. ...R mark to the image. ● Turn the zoom lever to the W end to be erased collectively. (p. 23) To individually select and erase images [Sel. With SZ-20, the grouped sequential images can be erased by ...
SZ-20 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 49

.../ Professional (SP1 or later)/ Vista/Windows 7 Macintosh : Mac OS X v10.3 or later When using another device, the settings selection screen is set to [Storage]. To turn the camera on . For information on the camera, press the n button. Select when connecting to a computer via a storage device. The shooting mode is displayed. Press and hold...
SZ-20 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 55

...PictBridge, refer to the printer's instruction manual. *1 PictBridge is displayed on the screen, disconnect the USB cable from the camera and printer. "USB Connection" (p. 49) 1 Display the image to be... on the monitor. To exit printing After a selected image is a standard for connecting digital cameras and printers of the arrow. I button Multi-connector USB cable (supplied) Easy Print...
SZ-20 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 58

... easy printing at a printer or print shop supporting DPOF by the other device. DPOF reservations set only for storing automatic printout information from digital cameras. Insert a card with this camera. Print reservations can be changed by another DPOF device cannot be made by using the original device. DPOF print reservations can be set...
SZ-20 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 69

... IMAGE SIZE T 1920x1080*1 (SZ-20) L 1280x720*1 8 640x480 9 320x240 IMAGE QUALITY L M L M L M L Continuous recording length Internal memory SD/SDHC/SDXC card (1GB) With sound Without sound With sound Without sound 24 sec. 25 sec....capacity of pictures that can be taken Either erase unwanted images, or connect the camera to a computer or other device to 29 minutes in the internal memory or ...
SZ-20 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 80

...range Normal : Macro mode : Super macro : mode Monitor : Connector : Automatic calendar : system SZ-10 SZ-20 Digital camera (for Camera File system (DCF)) Exif 2.2, Digital Print... SPECIFICATIONS Camera Model No. Product type : Recording system Still pictures : Applicable : standards 3D still image : Sound with Design rule for shooting and displaying) Digital recording,...

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