
Trouble check
Picture
Symptom | Cause and/or Corrective Action |
The image on the viewfinder | •The viewfinder lens is not adjusted. |
screen is not clear. | mAdjust the viewfinder lens. (p.14) |
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A vertical band appears when a | •The contrast between the subject and background is too high. The |
subject such as lights or a candle | camcorder is not malfunctioning. |
flame is shot against a dark | mChange locations. |
background. |
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A vertical band appears when shooting a very bright subject.
•The camcorder is not malfunctioning.
The menu is not displayed on the | •DISPLAY on the Remote Commander has not been pressed. |
TV. | mPress DISPLAY on the Remote Commander. (p.27) |
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The playback picture is not clear. •EDIT is set to ON in the menu system.
mSet it to OFF. (p.36)
The picture is “noisy”. | •The video heads may be dirty. |
| mClean the heads using the Sony |
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The picture is too bright or too dark.
•AE SHIFT is set in the menu system.
mSet it ot the center position. (p.76) •VF BRIGHT is set in the menu system.
mSet it ot the center position. (p.34)
The colors of the playback picture is strange.
•AUTO LOCK/HOLD is set to the center position and a white balance indicator appears in the viewfinder.
mSet it to AUTO LOCK. (p.78)
•Shooting conditions were not suitable for automatic white balance operation.
mAdjust the white balance manually. (p.79)
White dots appear in the | •Slow shutter function works. |
viewfinder. | mThe camcorder is not malfunctioning. |
A vertical band appears when | •The camcorder is not malfunctioning. |
shooting a very bright subject. |
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An unknown picture is displayed. | •The camcorder is operating in Demo mode. |
| mExit Demo mode. (p.122) |
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Others
Symptom | Cause and/or Corrective Action |
The supplied Remote Commander | •COMMANDER is set to OFF in the menu system. |
does not work. | mSet it to ON. (p.34) |
| •Something is blocking the infrared rays. |
| mRemove the obstacle. |
•The batteries are not inserted with the correct polarity.
mInsert the batteries with the correct polarity. (p.125) •The batteries are dead.
mInsert new ones. (p.125)