Problem: My Panasonic DMC TZ1 no longer turns on. \r\nI'd turned it on, (cap off) moved the dial to "movie" mode, started to focus close up (on a butterfly) when the camera made a sound and went out/blank. The manual stated that the memory card had to be a "multimediacard," which was not the type I had in the camera. Thanks, Linda

SOURCE: Dropped the camera, shutter won't closed, focus keep moving in and out, message "please turn off camera and turn on again"

This recently happened to me and I too got a hefty quote from the company since mine was no longer under warranty. I figured since it was trash anyways, I might as well take it apart and see if I could figure out what was broken. After removing all of the screws and removing the top pin strip from the board (there is a piece of tape on it) and flipping the lens part away from the board, I was able to remove the small gear compartment on the side of the lens housing (held on by one small screw) and the 3 screws on the back of the lens and carefully flip out the digital camera part and push the lens back into it's original closed position. I then carefully reinserted the digital part back into the lens making sure everything was nice and flush and closed it back up. Works like new :D However, if you're nervous about digital machines, I wouldn't reccomend doing this. Luckily for me when my camera fell it simply knocked the digital lens out from the housing and it didn't pop back in right afterwards, causing the lens to not be able to turn completely like it should. If yours is damaged more than this, it may not be such an easy fix. And the camera is difficult to handle as it is connected by those pin strips everywhere. It made me nervous to handle it as I probably could have made it worse, but, I had nothing to lose. Hope this helps out the next person.

Greg Cann

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• Posted on Sep 14, 2008

SOURCE: panasonic dmc tz1

Hi - You can download the manual by clicking the link underlined in blue below:

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SOURCE: Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ4 black - memory card locked

Remove the SD card and slide the lock switch on it to the unlocked position. If it's already there then slide it fully to locked and then fully back again.

If this fails then you need to try another SD card to see whether it's a camera fault. If the camera is at fault then there's nothing more you can do other than to return the camera to Panasonic for repair.

SOURCE: Need replacement installation CD (Mac version) for Lumix DMC-TZ1

The easiest way to download your pics to a Mac is to use a card reader. You can transfer the pics to a folder you create on your desktop and view them from there or import them to iphoto.

Testimonial: "Thank's for the quick response. I assume by your reply that all of the "programs" on the Windows CD are not needed for the Imac. "

SOURCE: Lumix DMC-TZ1 Memory Card Error

Try formatting the new card in the camera. Also, download any pics from the old card using a card reader and then, format it in the camera.