SOURCE: Video playback problem on lumix dmc tz3
I don't have a solution to the first part of your dilemma (why it won't playback) but I do have a solution for deleting the file. On your camera are "hidden" file folders. When you connect your camera to your computer, you probably only see two folders (that's all I see for my DMC-LZ8). But there are more, and your undeletable picture/video is in one of these folders. Find the folder and you'll find the file. Delete it from your camera using the computer to do the command. Problem solved. Okay, so how do you find the hidden folders? I have a Mac, so my process was this: 1) Connect camera to computer; 2) Select/open camera icon (looks like "volume disk"); 3) From top Finder bar, select File then Find; 4) Select the camera volume to limit your search to the camera (not HD or other external hard drives you may have connected to your computer); 5) Select "Kind" and in the next dropdown button "Folders". Voila. Happy searching. My hidden "undeletable" video files were in a folder called "100_PANA". I selected them then moved them to the Trash. Be sure to eject your camera properly (don't just turn it off or disconnect it).
Good luck. I hope this helps.
PS - My theory is that this occurred after an upload to my computer got unexpectedly disconnected before everything finished loading or else the camera got disconnected from the computer incorrectly even if the upload had already finished (see above comment to eject camera properly). In either case, the blank/black screen, unviewable but "there" on the camera taking up memory photos/videos problem happened to me, too. The above actions resolved it for me.
SOURCE: ost instruction maual for panasonic DMC-TZ3
You can download them here
http://www.panasonic.co.uk/html/en_GB/Support/Downloads/220239/index.html#anker_220239
SOURCE: Panasonic DMC-TZ3 goes right to 10X zoom
There is a solution to this problem discussed here http://www.fixya.com/support/t159240-buttons_stopped_working
SOURCE: My Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 has vertical white
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problem has been discovered in some of the CCDs used in several digital
camera and digital video camera products that causes images to appear
distorted or not to appear at all. Manufactures apologize for the considerable
inconvenience this represents for our customers. Along with our
respectful apology, we would like to advise our customers of the details
of this issue and our policy for handling it, which are as follows.
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Panasonic Canada have published a notice
on their customer support page indicating a limited number of 2004 model
DMC-LC1 digital cameras within a specific range of serial numbers are
affected. The serial number ranges are A4SYxxxxx and G4SYxxxxx. Canadian
customers are asked to call Panasonic Canada's toll-free call center
number at 1-800-561-5505 for assistance in arranging a free repair. A
similar announcement can be found on Panasonic Japan's website
(Japanese-language only), also indicating the company is offering free
repair in cases where the problem has manifested itself in that country.
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The Malfunction:
Among
the CCDs used in the affected products listed above, it has been
confirmed that, especially under high-temperature/high-humidity
environments, the internal wiring may come undone in some places.
If
this defect occurs, the signal is not output from the CCD correctly
when in shooting mode, which results in symptoms like the following in
captured images. These symptoms can be confirmed on the LCD monitor. The
same symptoms may also occur in recorded images.
* images do not appear
* images appear distorted
Hope this helps.
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