Panasonic TZ99 : sometimes need to press the shutter button multiple times it get it to take a picture

[Justin Smith]

Bought a Panasonic TZ99 back in June and am in two minds about it, the thing is just so complicated, it is significantly more so than my prev TZ70..... I sometimes have issues with it and cannot fathom if it's a fault or it is set in some obscure setting !
The most annoying "fault" is that sometimes the shutter button needs repeated presses to get it to take a picture (the drive mode is set to "single" with no timer).
Has anyone got any ideas ?!?
Thanks.

 

[GreenNinja67]

Is the camera writing to the card and so won't take another image until finished writing?

Try a faster memory card and see if that helps.

 

[Justin Smith]

Is the camera writing to the card and so won't take another image until finished writing?

Try a faster memory card and see if that helps.

Thank you for your suggestion, but the "fault" sometimes occurs even if it's the first pic after having turned on the camera.
I don't know if it's the same "fault" (since I have had the issue even when there is light) but whilst in the WWII shelters in Rabat (Malta) I tried to use the camera to take a picture with forced flash into a dark void (just to "see" what was in there ! ) but it would not take a pic. Eventually I got it to do so by holding the shutter button down but I never had that issue with the TZ70.